Regional Updates

• Why Singapore bans e-cigarettes

  31 January 2019 Amrin Amin Singapore has banned e-cigarettes to protect the public from the harm they can cause, said Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Home Affairs Amrin Amin, as he [...]

• Sin taxes should be adjusted every 3 years —solon

  28 January 2020 Ted Cordero To effectively address health concerns arising from consumption of tobacco and alcohol products, excise taxes should be adjusted every three years as income generation rapidly [...]

• Orchard Road smoking ban: Over 4,000 tickets issued last year

  Head of business group for area says no reports of business being affected since curbs enforced 18 January 2020 Vanessa Liu More than 4,000 tickets were issued last year to [...]