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.

RELX adds Starter Kit to premium vape range

March 30, 2022

RELX International has added a brand-new product to its lineup of next generation vaping products,  RELX Starter Kit. The closed-pod starter kit,...

Birmingham-based vape company e-liquids.com

Several Wakefield stores warned over underage vape sales

March 23, 2022

An operation targeting stores in Wakefield saw eight premises receive written warnings for selling alcohol and vapes to under-18s. Around 20 stores...

UCL study finds no association between vape use and regular smoking in young adults

March 11, 2022

There was evidence for no association between the prevalence of e-cigarette use and regular smoking among the youth population in England, a...

unpublished vaping

Almost 1000 illegal vaping devices removed from sale in Fife following safety fears

March 5, 2022

Around 1000 vaping products have been seized or removed from sale in Fife shops amid health and safety concerns. Fife Council’s trading...

Superheated: how hot is the market is for heat not burn?

March 4, 2022

Cengiz Cilengiroglu is Director of Commercial Operations for Philip Morris Limited (PML) in the UK and Ireland, and is in the perfect...

Advice to Liverpool retailers over illegal vapes

Call for more action on youngsters using vapes

February 27, 2022

By Alex Metcalfe, Local Democracy Reporter A plea has been sounded for schools and health leaders to do more about youngsters using...

Somerset shop accused of selling spirits and vape products to kids

February 26, 2022

By Stephen Sumner, Local Democracy Reporter A “strangely dark” Nailsea shop that allegedly sold spirits and vape products to underage kids could...

Most vapers are loyal to their brands, claims new survey

February 16, 2022

Over half of Britons who vape are loyal to their favourite brand, states a recent survey, adding that most vapers gets influenced...

RANKED: Most vape-friendly towns in UK   

February 14, 2022

Colchester has been named as the vaping capital of the UK, with a higher percentage of vape users than anywhere else. Vape...

Hartlepool store keeps licence after vape concerns

February 12, 2022

By Nic Marko, Local Democracy Reporter A Hartlepool convenience store is to keep its licence, with new conditions imposed, after facing a...

BAT posts strong revenue as vape sales soar

February 12, 2022

British American Tobacco on Friday reported a 6.9 per cent rise in full-year adjusted revenue to £25.68 billion, helped by sales of...

New digital ID enabled vape vending machines being trialled

February 12, 2022

1account, a specialist in age verification technologies, has started a trial of digital ID enabled vape vending machines, a decade since the...

Geek Bar launches its first shisha range

February 12, 2022

Leading disposable vape manufacturer Geek Bar has announced the launch of its first ever range of shisha vapes which will be widely...

Geek Bar introduces zero nicotine vapes

January 21, 2022

Geek Bar has announced the launch of a new zero nicotine disposable vape, helping ex-smokers on their quitting journey. The latest addition...