烟草在线据AsiaOne报道编译　　在马来西亚，当地品牌的非法卷烟在全国范围内出售，其价格仅为合法卷烟市场价格的一半，这引起了人们的担忧，这会破坏为阻止走私卷烟进入马来西亚所做的努力。

　　这些走私卷烟在边远地区和比较小的城镇的杂货店和咖啡店（kopitiams）里的售价，每包20支装仅为2.5林吉特（1新加坡元）至5林吉特，远远低于规定的每包7林吉特的最低价格。

　　马来西亚烟草制造商联合会将这种情况描述为“令人震惊的新发展趋势”。它说，这些卷烟甚至有假的安全标记和假的制造商地址。

　　马来西亚烟草制造商联合会执行总裁Shahrul Azamin Abdullah，在12月27日的记者招待会上公布联合会最近的《非法卷烟研究》时说：“目前在马来西亚出售的占34.9%份额的非法卷烟中，这些新的非法产品占4.2%。”

　　这些在6月至8月期间开展的研究显示，在马来西亚出售的走私卷烟增长了0.2%，从3月至5月的34.7%增加到6月至8月的34.9%。

　　《星报》去年4月的一篇头版新闻报道，马来西亚人每年吸的非法卷烟高达惊人的90亿支，使政府损失税收20亿林吉特。

　　这意味着在马来西亚消费的卷烟中，每10支就有4支为非法产品，从而使马来西亚成为世界第一大非法卷烟贸易国。

　　不过，这项研究也指出，与2012年6月至8月的同期数字相比，发现走私卷烟的数量出现了1.4%的小幅下滑。

　　Shahrul认为，走私卷烟数量的减少，是因为马来西亚警方、海关、马来西亚海上执法局、卫生部、国内贸易部、合作社与消费者保护部门通力合作，为对付非法卷烟的流入所作的努力。

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