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.

vaping

Vape sales in US jumped from 2020 to 2022 on back of disposables

June 23, 2023

E-cigarette sales in the US spiked between 2020 and 2022, especially among flavours that appeal to youth users, according to a study...

Illegal vapes containing up to 10,000 puffs seized in Bury St Edmunds

June 22, 2023

Disposable vapes containing 2000, 3500, 4000, 9000 and 10,000 puffs were seized in a multi-agency effort to crackdown on illegal goods in...

Adopting Sweden’s smoke-free strategy could have saved 680,000 lives in UK: report

June 21, 2023

Three million more Europeans, including 680,000 in the UK, would be alive today if other countries had implemented Sweden’s ‘smoke free’ and...

Public health chiefs in Cheshire and Merseyside express concern over disposable vape use

June 20, 2023

Directors of Public Health in Cheshire and Merseyside’s nine local council areas have issued a joint statement expressing their concern about the...

Hertfordshire vape ban

Disposable vapes cause fire, impossible to recycle, councils say

June 20, 2023

Disposable vapes are increasingly causing fires in bin lorries, councils have said, calling for the Environment Agency to enforce retailer duties and...

Increase in underage vape sales in Caerphilly

June 17, 2023

By Rhiannon James, Local Democracy Reporter Underage vape sales are a “major problem” in Caerphilly County Borough and across the UK, a...

Elf Bar strengthens sustainable practices with recycling scheme

June 14, 2023

Leading disposable vape brand Elf Bar has highlighted its sustainable practices and industry compliance through its comprehensive recycling efforts in reducing e-waste...

Nearly two in three young never vapers susceptible to starting, study finds

June 14, 2023

Almost two-thirds (62%) of people aged 15-30 in the UK who have never used e-cigarettes may be susceptible to taking up vaping...

Vape promotions targeting children must be stopped: Scottish Greens

June 14, 2023

Vaping companies need to be stopped from targeting children with their marketing, the Scottish Greens said. The ‘irresponsible and manipulative’ ways in...

ANDS pioneers new recyclable and recoverable disposable vape

June 13, 2023

Vaping company ANDS has unveiled a new 99 per cent plus recyclable and recoverable single-use vape, Slix. Developed on the back of...

Middlesbrough store shut after raid uncovers illegal vapes worth £15,000

June 9, 2023

A newsagents in Middlesbrough has been forced to shut down after it was caught selling illegal vapes. According to local reports, Johns...

Health charity calls for increased funding for smokefree policies

June 9, 2023

A year on from the publication of Javed Khan’s independent report, setting out his recommendations for how to make smoking obsolete, campaigners...

Geek Bar asks retailers to be ‘extra vigilant’ amid reports of illegal vapes with harmful chemicals

June 8, 2023

Leading disposable vape brand Geek Bar has urged retailers and consumers to be extra vigilant amid reports that potentially deadly illegal and...

New report reveals ‘concerning lack of prosecutions for illicit vape sales

June 8, 2023

A forthcoming report, based on Freedom Of Information (FOI) data, has revealed a staggering lack of regulatory enforcement against rogue vape traders....