Regional updates archive

18 June 2022 News Straits Time LETTER:Ever since the health minister announced a generational end game for tobacco, statements by industry-leaning “experts” touting vaping and

14 June 2022 Translator: Ricky Mohammad Nugraha Editor:Laila Afifa, Tempo.co TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Citing a 2019 report by the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (Seatca) entitled “The Tobacco

12 June 2022 By: Jon Viktor D. Cabuenas, GMA News The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in regulating

31 May 2022 By: Jonathan Cellona Source: ABS-CBN News

31 May 2022 By: Gaea Katreena Cabico Source: Philstar MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health launched Tuesday an eight-month campaign advocating for smoke-free beaches,

19 May 2022 By: Bernama Source: New Straits Times KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry is studying a proposal to not allow the display of tobacco

April 2022 By: Widya Ratna Wulan, Dian Kusuma, Nurjanah Nurjanah, Aprianti Aprianti, Abdillah Ahsan Source: ASIAN Pacific journal of cancer prevention Abstract Background: E-cigarette use

26 April 2022 Source: The Sun Daily KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health’s decision to introduce new legislation to address the smoking habit, through a

20 April 2022 By: Tharanya Arumugam Source: New Straits Times KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians are largely receptive to the government’s Generational End Game (GEG) Policy, which

5 April 2022 By: Booma Cruz Source: VERA Files In an apparent rush to pass the vaping bill, the 18th Congress reversed itself without regard

30 March 2022 By: Pete Source: Thaiger Thailand has redesigned the graphic warning labels on cigarette packages, which show the harmful -and extreme – effects

27 March 2022 By: Geela Garcia Source: South China Morning Post A bill to ban almost all public smoking indoors is currently before Congress in

17 March 2022 By: Joahna Lei Casilao Source: GMA News Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Thursday advised the public that they should not be

17 March 2022 By: Bonz Magsambol Source: Rappler Lawyers and the medical community have decried the ‘fake news’ behind the vape bill, disputing that it

9 March 2022 Source: BBC Imperial Tobacco has been accused of allowing a trade in cheap cigarettes in Laos through a special deal with the

9 March 2020 By: Ashley Yeong Source: Globe Inspired by a New Zealand initiative, the Generational End Game would ban tobacco product purchases by anyone

5 March 2022 By: Joseph Pedrajas Source: Manila Bulletin Senator Pia Cayetano on Saturday, March 5 called out the proponents of the vape bill for

23 February 2022 During this pandemic, the government needs more resources to protect its citizens. It can increase taxes on harmful products such as tobacco,

27 January 2022 Source: Free Malaysia Today PETALING JAYA: The government plans to outlaw smoking for the next generation by prohibiting the sale of cigarettes

27 January 2022 By Azrul Mohd Khalib Source: Free Malaysia Today The intention to tax vapes and e-cigarettes as announced by the finance minister during

16 January 2022 By Klaire Tingand, Reiven Pascasio Source: The Manila Times Just one-minute walk away from two private schools in Quezon City is a

11 January 2022 By Jalelah Abu Baker, Source: Channel News Asia SINGAPORE: Singapore is open to the idea of a cohort smoking ban, Senior Minister

15 December 2021 By Jasmin Romero, Source: ABS-CBN News MANILA – Doctors have criticized the passage of Senate Bill 2239 or the Vaporized Nicotine Products

14 December 2021 Source: SunStar MEDICAL associations and health groups criticized on Tuesday, December 14, the senators’ approval on second reading Senate Bill (SBN) 2239,

3 Dec 2021 By Jennie Lyn Reyes. Source: Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, (IPS) – Almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries in

November 2021 Bang-on Thepthien, Chit Su Tinn, Takuma Ofuchi, and Bee Kim Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases ABSTRACT Introduction:The prevalence of adolescent e-cigarette use has increased

25 November 2021 Ben O. de Vera Source: Inquirer.net International think tanks also push for carbon tax to narrow deficit, reduce debt Emerging markets like

November 2021 Naowarut Charoenca, Nipapun Kungskulniti, Vasin Pipattanachat, Siriwan Pitayarangsarit, Stephen Hamann, Jeremiah Mock. Source: Asia Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention Abstract Background: Smoking and

19 November 2021 Anh Nguyen Source: BMJ Journals Abstract Background The government of Vietnam is embarking on a radical tobacco excise tax reform, switching from the current

14 November 2021 Jon Viktor D. Cabuenas.  Source: GMA News Former Health secretaries of the Philippines, and local advocacy groups over the weekend denounced the

10 November 2021 Source: Philippines Department of Health Press Release The Department of Health (DOH) opposed and dissociated from pro-tobacco industry statements made by the

6 November 2021 Mar T. Supnard.  Source: Daily Tribune Medical opinion and public opinion are in agreement: Vapes and e-cigarettes are harmful to Filipinos’ health.

27 October 2021 Claudeth Mocon-Ciriaco. Source: Business Mirror Stressing that it is a huge step backward in protecting the health of Filipinos, health experts, youth groups,

October 2021, SEATCA ASEAN region In the ASEAN region, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Singapore and Thailand have banned electronic smoking devices, while Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam

11 October 2021 Source: Daily Guardian Seven former health secretaries joined calls of medical professionals for the Senate to junk the Vape Bill, which seeks

6 October 2021 Source: Bangkok Post The Medical Association of Thailand has come out strongly against the proposal by Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut

25 September 2021 Dio Suhenda.  Source: The Jakartapost The Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) has begun taking down cigarette advertisements across the capital city

19 September 2021 Dr Mohammad Fadzley, Muhammad Sha’ani Abdullah and Dr Khor Swee Kheng Source: The Star Malaysia Stronger laws to control the sale and

16 September 2021 Klaire Ting. Source: Vera files The Department of Health (DOH), Department of Education (DepEd) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) joined medical

1 September 2021 Reiven Pascasio. Source: VERA files Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) smoking or vaping could open the way for the youth and non-smokers to use

30 August 2021 Source: Emancipate Indonesia Today, Emancipate Indonesia and Lentera Anak Foundation disseminated the study results on how the tobacco industry reaps benefits from

24 August 2021 Dang Samson Garcia. Source: The Post DIFFERENT youth and student organizations on Monday urged the Senate to junk a measure that relaxes

16 August 2021 Jhon Aldrin Casinas Source: Manila Bulletin Members of medical professional associations and public health experts have called on Monday, Aug. 16 for

6 August 2021 Elisabeth Kramer, Abdillah Ahsan, Vaughan W Rees Source: BMJ Journals Abstract Introduction Indonesia has a high smoking prevalence that has not diminished significantly