煙草在線據AsiaOne報道編譯　　在馬來西亞，當地品牌的非法卷煙在全國范圍內出售，其價格僅為合法卷煙市場價格的一半，這引起了人們的擔憂，這會破壞為阻止走私卷煙進入馬來西亞所做的努力。

　　這些走私卷煙在邊遠地區和比較小的城鎮的雜貨店和咖啡店（kopitiams）里的售價，每包20支裝僅為2.5林吉特（1新加坡元）至5林吉特，遠遠低于規定的每包7林吉特的最低價格。

　　馬來西亞煙草制造商聯合會將這種情況描述為“令人震驚的新發展趨勢”。它說，這些卷煙甚至有假的安全標記和假的制造商地址。

　　馬來西亞煙草制造商聯合會執行總裁Shahrul Azamin Abdullah，在12月27日的記者招待會上公布聯合會最近的《非法卷煙研究》時說：“目前在馬來西亞出售的占34.9%份額的非法卷煙中，這些新的非法產品占4.2%。”

　　這些在6月至8月期間開展的研究顯示，在馬來西亞出售的走私卷煙增長了0.2%，從3月至5月的34.7%增加到6月至8月的34.9%。

　　《星報》去年4月的一篇頭版新聞報道，馬來西亞人每年吸的非法卷煙高達驚人的90億支，使政府損失稅收20億林吉特。

　　這意味著在馬來西亞消費的卷煙中，每10支就有4支為非法產品，從而使馬來西亞成為世界第一大非法卷煙貿易國。

　　不過，這項研究也指出，與2012年6月至8月的同期數字相比，發現走私卷煙的數量出現了1.4%的小幅下滑。

　　Shahrul認為，走私卷煙數量的減少，是因為馬來西亞警方、海關、馬來西亞海上執法局、衛生部、國內貿易部、合作社與消費者保護部門通力合作，為對付非法卷煙的流入所作的努力。

Malaysia: Illegal Cigs Sold at Half Price

　　Illegal cigarettes of local brands are being sold nationwide at half the market price, raising fears that it could undermine efforts to stem the flow of contraband cigarettes into the country.

　　These contraband cigarettes are sold between RM2.50 (S$1) and RM5 for a pack of 20 sticks at sundry shops and kopitiams at rural areas and smaller towns, far below the set minimum price of RM7.

　　In describing it as an "alarming new trend", the Confederation of Malaysian Tobacco Manufacturers (CMTM) said these cigarettes even come with fake security markings and false manufacturer's addresses.

　　"This new illegal segment made up 4.2 per cent of the current 34.9 per cent of illicit cigarettes sold in the country," said CMTM chief executive Shahrul Azamin Abdullah at a press conference yesterday when unveiling the federation‘s latest Illicit Cigarettes Study.

　　The study, conducted from June to August, revealed an increase of 0.2 per cent in contraband cigarettes being sold in Malaysia, from 34.7 per cent from March to May to 34.9 per cent from June to August.

　　The Star front paged a report in April last year where Malaysians light up a staggering nine billion sticks of illegal cigarettes each year, costing the Government RM2 billion in tax revenue.

　　This means almost four out of 10 cigarettes smoked in the country are illegal, making Malaysia the world‘s No. 1 country for the trade of illegal cigarettes.

　　However, the study noted that, on a year-on-year basis for the same period of June to August, it found that the number of contraband cigarettes registered a tiny 1.4 per cent drop.

　　Shahrul attributed the decrease to the concerted efforts by the police, Customs, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, Health and Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism ministries to tackle the influx of illegal cigarettes. Enditem