Kiran Paul

Kiran Paul

With a background that spans both the agility of startup environments and the established presence of Asian Media Group, Kiran tries to bring a well-rounded perspective to his work. His career as a journalist began at a dynamic news startup, where he honed his reporting and storytelling skills for five years, gaining valuable experience in a fast-paced and evolving media landscape. Since 2018, he has been contributing to Asian Trader, where a standout feature of his work has been his in-depth interviews with award-winning retailers, which he transforms into insightful profiles that appear in each issue. Since 2021, he has also been at the helm of the sister title, Vape Business.

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Continental Tobacco Group brings Slay nicotine pouch to UK 

December 10, 2025

Continental Tobacco Group has announced the UK launch of Slay, billing it as a female-led premium lifestyle nicotine pouch brand made specifically to...

Mexico

Mexico moves to criminalise vape sales with up to eight years in prison

December 10, 2025

Mexican lawmakers advanced legislation Tuesday that could establish penalties of up to eight years in prison for selling electronic cigarettes. The proposed...

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Juul adds new Peach variant to JUUL2 flavour range

December 10, 2025

Juul Labs UK has expanded its JUUL2 system flavour portfolio with the launch of the new Peach flavour. The new addition, offering...

ZYN introduces new extra-low 1.5mg strength

X-Low variant in spotlight in new ZYN campaign

December 8, 2025

Philip Morris Limited (PML), the UK and Ireland affiliate of Philip Morris International (PMI), has announced a new campaign, highlighting ZYN X-Low...

UKVIA

Tobacco & Vapes Bill: UKVIA urges enforceable, harm-reduction-focused vaping regulation

December 5, 2025

The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has submitted a “detailed, evidence-led” response to the government’s call for evidence on the Tobacco &...

SGF

SGF writes to Streeting calling for clear guidance on nicotine pouches

December 4, 2025

The Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) has written to the UK health secretary calling for clear guidance around the sale of nicotine pouches....

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ZYN branding to debut on Ferrari F1 cars

December 4, 2025

Philip Morris International (PMI) will bring its flagship nicotine pouch brand ZYN into Formula 1 next season, after announcing an expanded partnership...

illegal products seized from Khalifa Supermarket on Cowley Road, Oxford

Oxford shop fined over £17,500 for selling illegal products

December 3, 2025

A company and its former director have been fined for illegal tobacco and nicotine product offences following an investigation by Oxfordshire County...

FCTC

Harm reduction campaigners slam FCTC ‘Dirty Ashtray’ award to New Zealand

December 3, 2025

The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) has sharply criticised the World Health Organisation’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control...

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Study finds ‘significantly reduced’ toxicity from e-liquid aerosols compared with cigarette smoke

December 3, 2025

A new peer-reviewed study from Italian researchers has reported that aerosols from four popular nicotine-containing e-liquids caused dramatically less cytotoxicity and oxidative...

The Eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties to the WHO FCTC

Countries push back on WHO as COP11 softens stance on vaping and nicotine alternatives

December 3, 2025

The World Health Organisation’s COP11 tobacco control conference saw an unexpected wave of resistance from several countries, leading to the softening of...

Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box

Reeves confirms 2026 launch of Vaping Duty Stamps scheme in bid to tackle illicit vapes

November 26, 2025

The government has confirmed that all vaping products sold in the UK will be required to carry a duty stamp from 1...

Vaping range of Supreme PLC

Supreme posts strong H1 as vaping revenues rise 13 per cent and business successfully pivots from disposables

November 26, 2025

Supreme PLC has reported a strong uplift in vape revenues for the first half of its 2026 financial year, confirming that the...

SGF

Survey finds most underage nicotine pouch purchases happen in physical stores

November 25, 2025

A new survey from online nicotine pouch retailer Haypp suggests that brick-and-mortar stores remain the primary source of underage access to nicotine...