Hurumende yeMalaysia inoronga kurambidza kutengeswa kwemavapers uye fodya yemagetsi kune vanhu vakazvarwa mushure megore ra2005. vape ban zvaonekwa nevakawanda mukati meindasitiri sedanho rakatorwa nehurumende rakanangana nekuuraya indasitiri yavo. Izvi zvichapa nyika njodzi uye vakurudzira hurumende kuti imbozeya danho rayo. Indasitiri yevaping munyika inokosha RM2.27 bhiriyoni uye inoshandisa zviuru zvevanhu.
Mohamad Neezam Talib, mutungamiri we iyo Malaysia E-Vaporizers & Fodya Alternative Association (MEVTA) inotenda kuti mavhapesi nefodya zvigadzirwa zviviri zvakasiyana uye saka hazvifanirwe kubatanidzwa pasi pemutemo mumwechete.
“Mavhape iimwe nzira isingakuvadzi zvikuru kune midzanga uye inogona kubatsira vanosvuta vakaoma musoro kurega kusvuta. Hurumende inofanirwa kuona vaping senzira yekudzikisa huwandu hwevanhu vanoputa fodya munyika sezvo yaratidza kuti inoshanda kune dzimwe nyika. Gwaro iri rinotumira meseji isiriyo kune vanoputa nhasi nekuti inofananidza fodya nemavhapesi sezvigadzirwa zvine njodzi dzakafanana," akati
VaDatuk Adzwan Ab Manas, mutungamiri weMalaysia Retail Electronic Cigarette Association (MRECA) vakatiwo indasitiri yevaputi muMalaysia inonyanya kuumbwa neveBumiputera. Anotenda kuti vemabhizimisi ava vachakanganisika zvikuru kana hurumende ikarambidza zvigadzirwa zvevaputi sezvakange zvarongwa.
"Mamiriro eindasitiri yemabhiriyoni mazana maviri nemakumi maviri nemanomwe, pamwe nevashandi zviuru gumi nezvishanu uye mabhizinesi zviuru zvitatu zvevape muMalaysia, achakanganiswa kana hurumende ikasafunga nezve kurambidzwa uku. Malaysia inoonekwa seimwe yevanotungamira vape vagadziri munyika. Iyo ine zvakare mukana mukuru wekukwezva vatengesi vemuno nevekunze. Nemutemo uyu, zvinokanganisa kugona kweMalaysia semugadziri wezvigadzirwa zvevape munyika, " akadaro achipa chirevo chakabatana naMohamad Neezam Talib weMEVTA.
Vatungamiri vaviri ava vari kukakavara hurumende kuti itarise kugadzira hurongwa huri nani hwekugadzirisa indasitiri yevaping kutanga. Vanoti izvi zvave nenguva yakareba zvichinonoka uye zvichabatsira kuti hurumende ive nemaonero akanaka pamusoro pezvigadzirwa pane kuti zvipinze muchikamu chimwe chete nefodya yechinyakare.
Khairy Jamaluddin, gurukota rezvehutano akataura kuti Bhiri reFodya neKusvuta Kudzora rakabvumidzwa musi wa13 Chikunguru 2022 nedare remakurukota. Vanoti bhiri iri riri munzira kuzozeyiwa mudare reparamende. Ichi chinhu chinopokana nevakawanda muindasitiri yevaping. Izvi zvinonyanya nekuti bhiri rinotarisirwa rinodzivirira chero munhu pfupa mushure meNdira 2005 kubva kutenga zvigadzirwa zvefodya.
