Regional updates archive

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

10 August 2021 Dr. Ulysses Dorotheo Source: Asia Democracy Chronicles Despite more than half a century’s worth of evidence detailing tobacco’s deadly health consequences, the

29 July 2021 Source: The Phnom Penh Post The Covid-19 outbreak has put families, the economy and the country under tremendous pressure. Protecting public health

Press Release: CAMBODIA MOVEMENT FOR HEALTH Phnom Penh, 20 July 2012: Starting 1st Aug 2021 onwards, all cigarette packs sold in Cambodia shall have new

15 July 2021 Anna Bueno. Source: Rappler ‘For decades, it is the [tobacco] industry and its front groups that have lied, deceived, and manipulated the

11 July 2021 Cheryl Goh. Source: Channel News Asia Video Singapore’s smoking rate dropped from 10.6 per cent in 2019 to 10.1 per cent last

8 July 2021 Source: BusinessMirror Economic think tank Action for Economic Reforms (AER) slammed Ilocos Sur Mayor Chavit Singson for criticizing the recent tobacco-tax increases.

3 June 2021 Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer Public health advocates led by four former secretaries of the Department of Health (DOH) marked World No Tobacco

30 May 2021 Source: Business world FORMER health secretaries, medical sector groups and health advocates have slammed the tobacco industry for strategies that allegedly aim

30 May 2021 Anna Bueno. Source: Philstar In case you didn’t know, there’s a website dedicated to 14 million documents that expose the tobacco industry’s

2 June 2021 Cristina Eloisa Baclig. Source: Inquirer MANILA, Philippines—Every June, the Philippines celebrates No Smoking Month, during which Filipinos are being encouraged to stop

31 May 2021 Kristine Fonacier, Source: Eco-Business Without the proper safeguards in place, a bill that incentivises CSR programs might instead open the door to

January 2021 Lina Sagaral Reye, Eco-Business: Major tobacco firms have long used corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities to cosy up to government officials and policy

26 January 2021 Marita Hefler, BMJ: Mohamad Haniki Nik Mohamed It has been five years since Malaysia last had a tobacco tax increase. The 2021

20 November 2020 Jennie Lyn Reyes, IPS: BANGKOK, Thailand, While the COVID-19 pandemic has elevated public health to a top priority in every country in

3 November 2020 Dr Mohamad Haniki Nik Mohamed, New StraitsTimes: LETTER: I am responding to the letter, “The need for alternative products” by John Soosai

7 October 2020 New Strait Times: LETTERS: A tobacco company sponsored black bus that has been driving around the streets of Kuala Lumpur recently, must be