Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance
8 August 2026 By Mom Kunthea – Khmer Times Cambodia is stepping up efforts to curb public smoking, launching a push to transform the island city of Koh Rong into a certified smoke-free tourism destination by the end of 2026. Tourism officials, local authorities, and health experts met Tuesday in a workshop organised by the […]
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7 August 2026 By Vidya Pinandhita – The Jakarta Post The video prompted widespread criticism over the use of children to market nicotine products, which under Indonesian regulations are intended only for adults aged 21 and above. JAKARTA – A YouTube livestream showing children promoting vape products has drawn condemnation from child protection advocates, who
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4 August 2026 By Chhuon Kongieng – Cambodianess PHNOM PENH — Cambodia’s smoke-free laws are widely enforced in restaurants, cafés and other formal venues, but smokers continue to light up freely on streets and in traditional markets, exposing the public to secondhand smoke in spaces largely untouched by current regulations. Business owners say they do
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31 July 2026 By Vietnam.vn Each year, tobacco not only claims over 100,000 lives but also costs Vietnam approximately 108.7 trillion VND in medical expenses and economic losses. Notably, the health insurance fund alone spends trillions of VND on treating tobacco-related diseases, placing significant pressure on the national social security system and healthcare resources. The
29 July 2026 By Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama) — The health and economic cost burden due to diseases related to vape use is estimated to reach about RM369 million per year, far exceeding the amount of excise duty revenue collected by the government from vape products, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH).
Vape Related Treatment Cost Reaches RM369 Million A Year – MOH Read More »
4 August 2026 By Bao Cao Bang The Provincial People’s Committee issued Plan No. 2748/KH-UBND on July 30, 2026 to implement the Project to research and support the conversion and replacement of tobacco plants with suitable crops and livestock for farmers growing tobacco until 2030, oriented to 2035. The plan aims to gradually transform the
4 August 2026 By Vivienne Gulla – ABS-CBN News MANILA — The House Committee on Ways and Means on Tuesday began tackling the proposal to increase the tax-exempt annual income ceiling from the current P250,000. During a briefing before the House panel, the Department of Finance (DOF) pushed for a tax reform package, dubbed ProGRESS,
22 July 2026 By The Star PETALING JAYA: Vape is a growing gateway to substance intake but it has yet to be banned in Malaysia, where 73% of drug abuse cases involve synthetic drug-laced vapes. Asean countries have banned vape except Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia. However, Indonesia is now considering a ban on e-cigarettes
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According to the amended law drafting committee, the current Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms does not contain specific definitions for e‑cigarettes and heated tobacco products, nor does it prohibit these two product groups. 22 July 2026 By Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Delegates agreed that amendments were needed to fully institutionalise
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22 July 2026 By Hana Dewi Kinarina Kaban, Editor: Debby H. Mano – Antara Jakarta (ANTARA) – Minister of Health (Menkes) Budi Gunadi Sadikin emphasized that e-cigarettes are not a safer alternative than conventional cigarettes because they have the potential to increase the risk of non-communicable diseases as well as open a gap for narcotics abuse,
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