Regional updates archive

28 February 2018: The highs and lows of tobacco control in Southeast Asia If the countries of Southeast Asia are to reduce their burden of

24 February 2018: The suggestion to allow e-cigarettes in a limited and controlled way (Is ‘controlled vaping’ the answer, by Dr Lee Pheng Soon ;

23 February 2018: Public health think tank HealthJustice and anti-tobacco organization Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) have denounced a vapers’ group’s call for the

19 February 2018: MEMBERS of the Smoke-Free Baguio Task Force conducted inspections last week at the Summer Capital’s central business district (CBD) to monitor the

16 February 2018: You don’t smoke because you understand the dangers — but what about smoke you inhale involuntarily? Secondhand smoke causes or contributes to

20 February 2018: Lighting up might cost smokers more from now on as an increase in excise duty on all tobacco products kicked in yesterday.

19 February 2018: SHAH ALAM: More than 16,000 compounds, amounting to RM4.6 million, have been issued to smokers in non-smoking zones until November. Deputy director-general

19 February 2018: BOLD “Tak Nak” or “Say No” to cigarette posters dot government offices and hospitals. It’s hard not to notice them. The signs

19 February 2018: SHAH ALAM: Raising the prices of cigarettes is one of the most effective ways to decrease consumption and encourage tobacco users, especially

12 February 2018: ALARMED by the rising use of electronic cigarettes in the local market, anti-smoking groups want authorities to control the sale of the

5 February 2018: EVEN the seat of government of the city of Manila is not spared from Mayor Joseph E. Estrada’s order on smoking ban

2 February 2018: BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand banned smoking and littering at 24 beachside locations that are popular with tourists over environmental concerns on Thursday,

6 February 2018: Indonesia famously is a country of smokers, with the world’s highest prevalence among males. More than two-thirds of males 15 years of

4 February 2018: Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada ordered anew to strictly enforce the smoking ban in all public places in the capital city. The

2 February 2018: It’s been illegal to smoke on the beach in Hawai‘i for some time. It was nearly two and a half years ago

4 February 2018: SINGAPORE — All tobacco products in Singapore may soon have enlarged graphic health warnings which could cover 75 per cent of the

28 January 2018: A pro-health group yesterday welcomed Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III’s announcement that the Department of Finance’s (DOF’s) proposed tax package will include

27 January 2018: SINGAPORE – From Feb 1, it will be illegal to buy, use and possess emerging and imitation tobacco products such as smokeless

18 January 2018: PUTRAJAYA: The government will in no way support the proposal by the tobacco industry to re-introduce kiddie pack cigarettes (pack of 10

20 January 2018: PORT DICKSON: It’s a good start to the year for the Bandar Springhill mosque which has been recognised by the Health Ministry

10 December 2017: As antismoking groups in the US celebrate a victory in their decades-long fight against Big Tobacco, their Southeast Asian counterparts are still struggling

15 December 2017: Congress approved on Wednesday Package 1 of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) which lowers income taxes, while raising excise

27 November 2017: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is moving at a “snail’s pace” in terms of preventing tobacco industry interference. In a

15 November 2017: The National Police Commission (Napolcom) ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to strictly enforce the provisions of Executive Order (E.O.) No. 26

14 November 2017: MAYOR Nicholas Yulo said the City Government will start next week the full enforcement of the Comprehensive Smoke Free Ordinance of Bago

7 November 2017: The minimum age will go up to 19 on Jan 1, 2019, 20 on Jan 1, 2020 and 21 and Jan 1,

21 October 2017: Due to the growing concern over the increasing number of younger people from the region’s low and middle-income groups who are dying

21 October 2017: MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has confiscated 480 mastercases of cigarettes without tax stamps during a raid in

10 October 2017: Smoking will soon be banned on 20 popular tourist beaches found to be constantly littered with huge numbers of discarded cigarette butts,

11 October 2017: THE MARINE and Coastal Resources Department plans to ban smoking on beaches around the country next month after thousands of cigarette butts were found

10 October 2017: Have you ever thought of quitting your smoking habit, only to be stopped by the thought of taking just one last drag?

1 October 2017: Building on the gains of government in fighting illegal cigarettes, the Department of Finance Secretary (DOF) instructed the Bureau of Internal Revenue

29 September 2017: Amid strides in preventing the tobacco industry, once dubbed as “the strongest tobacco lobby in Asia,” from advancing its business interests, a

30 September 2017: The calls for the removal of the tobacco industry from the Inter-Agency Committee on Tobacco (IAC-T) have been backed by the Southeast

30 September 2017: MANILA – The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is planning to bring in the Office of the Ombudsman to run after high-level government

29 September 2017: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) on Friday pushed for the inclusion of the Office of the Ombudsman in the effort to protect

24 September 2017: Bacolod City – A total of 290 persons and business establishments have been fined, as of September 22, for violating this city’s

23 September 2017: MUNTINLUPA CITY, Sept. 20 (PIA) — The Muntinlupa City local government unit recently launched Comprehensive Smoke Free Ordinance campaign signaling the strict

20 September 2017: PUTRAJAYA: Amid concerns over the proposed reintroduction of the 10-stick ‘kiddie cigarette pack’ in the Malaysian market, 57 non-government organisations (NGO) have

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