Malaysia No. 1 in illegal cigarette sales
Malaysia is the third most expensive for buying cigarettes in the region and the fourth least affordable country in the world, says a study. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, April 3, 2019.
MALAYSIA is now number one in the world for illegal cigarette sales with 12 billion cigarettes sold nationwide last year, according to a recent study. The study, conducted by research house Nielsen and commissioned by the Confederation of Malaysian Tobacco Manufacturers, said illegal cigarette sales have reached 58.9%, an increase of more than 3.3% in 2017.
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