Regional Updates

14 October 2019 Ma. Teresa Montemayor MANILA — The Sin Tax Coalition, a group of health advocates, on Monday called on President Rodrigo Duterte to certify the proposal to raise taxes on alcoholic beverages, heated tobacco […]

4 October 2019 Phan Anh People found smoking at 30 Hanoi landmarks will be fined on the spot starting this month, a city official said. The landmarks include the Ngoc Son Temple and the Ba […]

28 September 2019 Ian McIntyre GEORGE TOWN: Batu Ferringhi, which spans 7km, will be gazetted as Penang’s first no-smoking tourism zone by next month. State health committee chairman Dr Afif Bahardin said this is in line […]

25 September 2019 Kyaw Ko Ko Bagan  authorities have prohibited smoking in eight more areas of the ancient capital, bringing to 56 the number of smoke-free zones at the UNESCO World Heritage Site. U Nyi […]

13 September 2019 Gayatri Suroyo and Maikel Jefriando; Additional reporting by Fanny Potkin; Editing by Susan Fenton JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia will raise the minimum price of cigarettes by more than a third from January […]

10 September 2019 Nuria Ling SINGAPORE — A 35-year-old man who illegally sold 200 sets of electronic cigarettes online was sentenced to a fine of S$99,000 on Monday (Sept 9) — the harshest penalty ever […]

3 September 2019 Lisa Du, Bruce Einhorn Juul Labs Inc., the e-cigarette pioneer grappling with negative publicity and government crackdowns in the U.S., is setting its sights on Asia, home to half the world’s smokers. […]

1 September 2019 More than 100,000 people die each year from cancer in Việt Nam, and medical experts believe the fatality rate will rise because more and more young people are starting to smoke. Việt […]

2 September 2019 Ma. Teresa Montemayor MANILA — Health groups on Monday said there is no scientific evidence to support claims that e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products are safe. “Even in the UK, where e-cigarettes are […]

31 August 2019 Thailand becomes first country in Asia to enforce standardised packaging to deter smoking All cigarettes sold in Thailand will come in standardised, plain packaging starting on Sept 10 as part of the […]