Regional updates archive

24 April 2016 Poom Prasit had been smoking the local Krong Thip cigarettes for the past 13 years. On the day of the announcement of

‘Pack cigarettes in plain packages to reduce appeal’ 20 April 2016  The Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control (MCTC) is urging cigarette manufacturers to implement plain

21 March, 2016 It was a cold, rainy, Sunday afternoon when Dani Kurniawan, 15, spent time with a friend at a convenience store in Pejaten

21 March, 2016 The Jakarta Legislative Council’s (DPRD) plan to pass a law implementing no-smoking zones highlights ongoing efforts to protect non-smokers from the harmful

21 March, 2016 By Mayuri Mei Lin KUALA LUMPUR, — Cigarette packs will be plainly packaged in future, but the Health Ministry said today it

20 March, 2016 On March 17-18, 2016, the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance’s (SEATCA) Tobacco Tax Program and the World Health Organization (WHO) Cambodia organized

17 March, 2016 BAT said it will reduce operations at the factory located on Jalan Universiti in stages, and is targeting to cease all activity

15 March, 2016 by sarban singh SEREMBAN: All hotels will be gazetted as smoke-free areas by end of the year while other public places will

14 March, 2016 SINGAPORE: Stores will be banned from displaying tobacco products, after changes to the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Bill were passed on Monday

13 March, 2016 This photo taken on December 20, 2015 shows a general view of the Bone-Bone village in Enrekang, South Sulawesi. (Cening Unru/AFP) Nestled

1 March 2016 Starting September 1, health warnings and graphic pictures illustrating the dangers of tobacco will appear on all brands of cigarette and other

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — Malaysia is planning to introduce generic packaging for tobacco products in a bid to reduce consumption, with standardised colours and

At the end of last month, H.M. Sampoerna made its debut as part of the Indonesian benchmark index, LQ45. Being the largest listed company at

STACEY KIRK A law that would force tobacco companies to wrap their cigarettes in plain packaging could be in action by the end of the

WRITER: WICHIT CHANTANUSORNSIRI & CHATRUDEE THEPARAT Smokers must now pay an additional 5-10 baht per pack after a new cigarette excise tax rise came into

  On 4 February, 2016, The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) led its Executive Director, Ms. Bungon Ritthiphakdee and the World Health Organization Cambodia

10.5pc of population indulged in habit last year as prevalence fell, but more women still smoke, Centre for Health Protection study finds The percentage of

China bucks world trends with the number of new smokers outnumbering those who quit, amid calls for more resources to help those wanting to break

The rate of smoking among young people in Australia has dropped to a record low, and there is hope it could be the early signs

Jakarta. An Indonesian consumer group, known as YLKI, slammed the Finance Ministry for giving appreciation to tobacco companies as it could be translated as an

Thousands more jobs may be lost in the Indonesian tobacco industry, with companies preferring cheaper machine methods to hiring laborers, an expert has said.  

Yesterday, ThaiHealth hosted the first committee meeting of the year on the major issues, setting up a selection committee to choose new ThaiHealth specialist board

The Ministries of Health and Information are working together to put some teeth into last year’s law restricting the advertisement of tobacco products to sale

BANGKOK (AFP) – Tobacco giant Philip Morris is facing an eye-watering 80 billion baht (S$3.15 billion) fine if found guilty of dodging tax on cigarette imports

Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance through its Decision No. 70/QD-BTC signed on 08 January 2016 has stipulated increases for minimum prices of domestic cigarette products. The

Traders in Vietnam are preparing to intercept increasingly sophisticated methods of smuggling cigarettes from Cambodia as imports peak ahead of Lunar New Year in February,

In hospital, it’s in-your-face clear: if you smoke, your odds of disease and death go up. Quitting smoking is the greatest gift you can give

They say health comes first, even if profits take a hit should measures come into force Tobacco retailers fear their profits are going to take

Smokers in Japan, who have long been welcome inside hotels, restaurants and other establishments, could soon find themselves out of favor with the general public

The federal government has won its case against tobacco giant Philip Morris Asia challenging Australia’s tobacco plain-packaging laws. It means the former Gillard government’s plain-packaging laws,

A debate over vaping touches deeper nerves KRYPTONITE, Paddle Pop and Breakfast Crunch are just a few of the flavoured “vape juices” sold to connoisseurs

The war on tobacco is far from won in the ASEAN region as the industry continues to interfere with public health policy.  To help address

From 2017, tobacco products in retail stores must be kept out of sight from the public at all times, according to new legal guidelines that

International seminar on “Health Promotion Towards a Healthier World in Post-2015 back to back with the 15th INHPF annual meeting was held at Evergreen International

By Jhoo Dong-chan The government’s recently broadcasingt anti-smoking video is drawing strong opposition from smokers because it equates buying tobacco products with buying lung cancer.

On 5 October 2015 the world’s largest trade agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), was signed. It includes 12 countries and applies to roughly 40 percent