16 September 2017: BESIDE enforcement, support from teachers and counsellors in schools are crucial to eradicate smoking especially among students. Enforcement is a partial solution

16 September 2017: Cigarette prices will face the highest increases under the new excise tax law that took effect on Saturday, with tax rates now

15 September 2017: A new campaign is trying to convince the Burmese to quit chewing and spitting. “I can’t eat anything. It even hurts when

11 September 2017: “Sin” tax collections were some P6 billion higher in the first seven months of 2017 compared to the same period last year,

10 September 2017: THE Muntinlupa City government has vowed to go all out in enforcing a stricter anti-smoking measure with stiffer fines and penalties to

10 September 2017: Puad (not his real name) was only five when he picked up his first cigarette. That initial puff left an impression on

31 August 2017: Surrounded by farmland and plantations in the small village of Teluk Kemang Sungai Lilin in South Sumatra, a boy, just 8 years

23 August 2017: Health Minister Dr S Subramaniam says legislation prohibits the sale of cigarettes in packs of fewer than 20 sticks. PETALING JAYA: The

22 August 2017: In Indonesia, many small children can be seen smoking, mostly supported by their elderly family members, as a tradition, as locals think

21 August 2017: Health organizations in the country are seeking further hikes in the taxes on tobacco products as early as next year by including

21 August 2017: TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The government will tighten regulation on tobacco sponsorship as an indicator for child-friendly districts or municipalities. Deputy for Child Development of Women Empowerment

21 August 2017: PETALING JAYA: There is a proposal for “kiddie” cigarette packs to be sold in Malaysia again. And NGOs that have gotten wind

21 August 2017: KUALA LUMPUR: Muhammad Faid started smoking at age 17 and smoked five sticks a day with his friends. He is now 24

16 August 2017: Phnom Penh (FN), August 15 – Concerns around the health implications of smoking and tobacco usage loomed large at a workshop centered

10 August 2017: MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Education (DepEd) has launched an online portal where the public can report violators of its comprehensive

9 August 2017: Former Department of Health (DoH) secretaries, along with physicians, health organizations and civil society groups, have united to support the inclusion of

7 August 2017: By Dr Liu Yunguo, WHO representative for Cambodia, and Nick Beresford, country director for the United Nations Development Programme, written on behalf

4 August 2017: MANILA, Philippines – Mayors and governors should support the nationwide smoking ban by creating a smoke-free task force in their respective areas,

18 July 2017: SINGAPORE: After a one-year grace period, the ban on displaying cigarettes and other tobacco products in stores will take effect on Aug

30 June 2017: The public was warned yesterday of the dire health risks  of using e-cigarettes and vaping products to avoid putting their health at

30 June 2017: SINGAPORE: If you are a smoker, finding a spot to light your cigarette in Orchard Road will be more difficult from July next

21 June 2017: KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has called for more shopping malls and recreational centres to emulate The Sunway Group in declaring its

20 June 2017: The Department of Health (DOH), in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), today launched phone and mobile-centered support services to help

18 June 2017: Sumatra: Aldi​ Rizal is known around the world as “Indonesia’s smoking baby”. Shocking footage of the toddler precociously puffing on fags went

14 June 2017: In observance of June as “National No Smoking Month,” the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday urged students of Felipe G. Calderon

11 June 2017: BAGUIO CITY: Now that the “Smoke-Free Baguio” ordinance has been approved, there is a need for concerned city government offices and other

4 June 2017: ANTI-TOBACCO advocate Professor Dr Judith Longstaff Mackay has been identified as ‘one of the three most dangerous people in the world’ by

4 June 2017: THIS year the World No Tobacco Day has adopted the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as its theme: “Tobacco: A threat

4 June 2017: THE Department of Education (DepEd) reminded all public schools nationwide to make every day a ‘No Tobacco Day.’ Undersecretary Alberto Muyot said

1 June 2017: An Indonesian man smokes a cigarette during a protest near South Jakarta court in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 9, 2017. Picture taken May

1 June 2017: BESIDES ITS impact on health and the environment, tobacco consumption also impacts on a given economy and poses a grave threat to

30 May 2017: Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial is one of the 6 from the Western Pacific Region who received the 2017 World No Tobacco Day

1 June 2017: IPOH: The ban on smoking in all public and state parks will be enforced from June 1 as announced.  Perak health committee

1 June 2017: The government will increase the tobacco tax from July 4 in an effort to curb smoking, particularly among low-income smokers, according to

31 May 2017: While in elementary school, my long vacation would be a one month stay at my grandfather’s house in a village in Central

31 May 2017: THERE are more smokers today than ever before. Although the percentage of smokers may be decreasing, there are almost a billion daily

30 May 2017: GEORGE TOWN: It is estimated that about 20,00 people in this country die each year from diseases linked to the smoking habit

20 May 2017: The Indonesian Government is considering a ministerial decree that could triple cigarette production by 2020.1 The proposed decree follows unsuccessful bills2 to

30 May 2017: From tomorrow, it will be illegal to light up at public parks in Selangor gazetted as no-smoking zones. This excludes open carpark

29 May 2017: Smoking kills more than 50,000 people in Thailand each year, about a third of them before the age of 60, it was