3 April 2023 New Straits Times MALAYSIANS are shocked. No less than Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa has thought it fit to exempt liquid nicotine from control under the Poisons Act 1952. What this means is that nicotine-laced products can be sold like any food item. And this, too, against the expert decision of the …
7 March 2023 Authorities will adopt an advisory approach for first three months of implementation – those caught smoking in newly prohibited places will receive warnings. Enforcement will take effect from 1 October 2022. Singapore, 7 March 2022 – From 1 July 2022, smoking will be prohibited at the three new types of premises listed …
25 February 2023 By Chew Hui Min, Channel News Asia Do tax hikes deter smoking and will banning future generations from smoking help to eradicate smoking in Singapore? CNA asks experts how Singapore can become a smoke-free nation. SINGAPORE: Dozens of smokers were streaming in and out of a designated smoking area in Orchard Road on …
18 January 2023 Khmer Times The Ministry of Tourism has set guidelines for the establishment of a smoke-free tourism city in order to promote the implementation of a smoke-free environment in tourism and protect tourism from the effects of the use of tobacco products. Hor Sarun, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Tourism, said …
29 December 2022 Editor: Eka G Putra, RiauPos.co JAKARTA (RIAUPOS.CO) – Chairman of the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) Tulus Abadi said President Joko Widodo’s (Jokowi) plan to ban the sale of ketengan cigarettes in Indonesia needs to be appreciated. According to him, this step is an effective way to reduce the prevalence of smoking in …
13 December 2022 By Eireene Jairee Gomez, The Manila Times A coalition of medical societies, youth groups, and civil society organizations on Monday called for higher excise taxes on alcohol, cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and heated tobacco products. In a joint statement marking the 10th anniversary of Republic Act (RA) 10351 or the Sin Tax law, …
8 December 2022 By Mary Assunta and Tan Yen Lian, SEATCA: EastAsiaForum Malaysia’s proposed Control of Tobacco Products and Smoking Bill 2022, an omnibus law on tobacco control, aims to phase out cigarette smoking and vape products by prohibiting their use and sale to everyone born from 2007 onwards. The bill, along with its ‘generational …
23 November 2022 By Bernama, New StraitsTimes PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal here today upheld the Health Ministry’s decision to ban smoking in all eateries, ruling that smoking in public places is not a fundamental right that should be protected under the Federal Constitution. A three-member panel comprising of the Court of Appeal judges Datuk …
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17 November 2022 World Health Organization Tobacco use causes a loss of up to 3.6 billion kip. Each year, about 6,800 people die from tobacco-related diseases in the Lao PDR – and these deaths can be prevented – said a team of regional and international health experts who visited Vientiane this week to discuss effective …
21 November 2022 By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, BusinessWorld TOBACCO TAXES of at least 75% of the retail price should be devoted to financing sustainable development programs, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). “Additional revenue and fiscal space generated through higher tobacco taxes would help governments raise resources to meet various social …
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