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.

Vape maker Chill Brands suspends chief executive

April 23, 2024

Vape maker Chill Brands on Monday said it has suspended chief executive Callum Sommerton after allegations were raised around the company’s use...

Philip Morris launches new digital trade platform to support IQOS retailers

April 22, 2024

Philip Morris Limited (PML) has unveiled Heatwave Open, a cutting-edge digital trade engagement platform designed to bolster online support for convenience retailers stocking its heated tobacco...

Navigating the future

April 22, 2024

The vape industry is already planning creatively on how to deal with the upcoming disposable vapes ban, which lands on the market...

Tooting shop fined over £7,000 after being caught selling vapes to children for second time

April 21, 2024

By Joe Coughlan, Local Democracy Reporter A store in Tooting has been fined over £7,000 after being caught selling vapes to children...

Shipping container full of illegal vapes can’t be disposed of

April 20, 2024

By Natalia Forero, Local Democracy Reporter A shipping container full of illegal vapes worth £300,000 is waiting to be safely disposed of...

Vape flavour restrictions could drive ex-smokers back to cigarettes, warns government’s impact assessment

April 19, 2024

In the impact assessment conducted by the Department of Health and Social Care as part of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, concerns...

Wholesaler of vape and cannabis oil

Government’s approach to vape restrictions ‘highly irresponsible’, UKVIA says

April 17, 2024

The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has on Wednesday said the government’s approach to vape restrictions is highly irresponsible as it has...

Tobacco and Vapes Bill advances in parliament

April 17, 2024

A contentious bill that aims to eventually phase out smoking in Britain advanced in parliament on Tuesday, as the House of Commons...

MPs start debate on Tobacco and Vapes Bill

April 16, 2024

The UK parliament on Tuesday kicked off its first debate on prime minister Rishi Sunak’s planned flagship legislation to prevent young people...

New campaign launched to fight proposed vape tax

April 16, 2024

Consumer organisations New Nicotine Alliance (NNA) and vapers.org.uk have joined hands to launch the NoVapeTax website, urging UK vapers to resist the...

Over 2,300 vapes seized from local retailers in Midlothian

April 16, 2024

Trading Standards officers have seized a haul of over 2,300 vapes from local retailers in the last year, Midlothian council has revealed....

STG announces launch of XQS nicotine pouches in UK

April 15, 2024

Scandinavian Tobacco Group UK has announces its entry into the next gen nicotine category with the launch of XQS pouches. This new...

Only 1 in 20 illegal vape sellers were fined in 2023, FOI data reveals

April 11, 2024

Illegal vapes were seized from nearly 3,000 unscrupulous sellers in 2023 across the UK, but only 1 in 20 were issued fines,...

Four-tank reusable vape Sky Hunter attracts ‘unprecedented consumer demand’

April 9, 2024

First unveiled last autumn, the Sky Hunter Slim has hit the retail market and is already enjoying ‘unprecedented demand’ in specialist vape...