SINGAPORE, Dec. 17 -- A 26-year-old Singaporean has been fined for posting e-vaporiser content on his social media accounts in what authorities say is the first case of its kind, as enforcement agencies step up action against online promotion of banned vaping products.

Krish Khalifa, who goes by the handle 'Rapperboya' online, was sentenced yesterday after being convicted of five vape-related offences, according to a statement from the Health Sciences Authority (HSA), cited by Singapore-based site AsiaOne.

He received a cumulative fine of S$14,000 (RM44,000), which included S$12,000 for posting content related to e-vaporisers and a further S$2,000 for possessing three such devices between 2023 and 2024.

The court heard that Khalifa had...