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PRESS Secretary Cerge Remonde had long been advised by his doctor to stop smoking because of his heart problem. Josephine Cabardo, Remonde’s cousin who served as his secretary when he was station manager of dyLA, […]

Anti-smoking advocates decry absence of graphic-images requirement Photo by: Sovan Philong Phun An, 65, smokes a cigarette next to her grandson last year in Phnom Penh. Activists say new text warnings on cigarette packets are […]

The text-only warnings fall short of complying with recommendations outlined in the World Health Organisation’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), to which Cambodia became a signatory in November 2005. Article 11 of the convention […]

American tobacco giant Philip Morris’ legal troubles in the Kingdom appear to have deepened, with a Commerce Ministry probe having determined that the firm likely breached the Foreign Business Act (FBA), a senior ministry source […]

 The SEATCA-Southeast Asia Initiative on Tobacco Tax (SITT), formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding with its major partner in Cambodia, the WHO, last 14 January 2010 at the WHO Offices in Phnom Penh.  In photo is SEATCA Director, Ms. Bungon […]

Men are six times more likely to smoke than women. -AsiaOne Since the 1970s, Singapore’s smoking prevalence has reduced from above 25% to below 14%. This means that about 360,000 Singaporeans smoke, with men being […]

       VietNamNet Bridge – One week after smoking was banned in offices and public sites not one person has been fined for breaking the new rules. The law not being implemented is coming as […]