Smoke signals
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
Marlboro Boys: photo essay highlights Indonesia’s rampant underage smoking problem
IT’S NO secret smoking laws in Australia have become increasingly restricted. By comparison, Indonesia has an extreme lack of law enforcement when it comes to
ASEAN civil societies, tobacco control advocates work together to establish stronger partnership against the tobacco industry
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
Tobacco products to be taken off shop displays from 2017
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
Thailand plans to ban products that promote nicotine use
KUALA LUMPUR: E-cigarettes are banned in Thailand but its Parliament will table a new law seeking to prohibit all products that promote nicotine use, said
Health Promotion Towards a Healthier World in Post-2015 and 15th INHPF Annual Meeting
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
Anti-smoking drive irks smokers’ group
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.
Indoor smoking down sharply
Almost half of a year after the implementation of a new tobacco control regulation in Beijing, smoking in public places has greatly decreased and public
How civil society influenced TPP negotiations over tobacco
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
China continues to lag in effective tobacco control, studies show
Efforts over the past seven years to reduce tobacco use in China have been strikingly ineffective and leave tobacco use a top threat to the
Nearly a year after outdoor tobacco ad ban went into effect, cigarette billboards go down in Mampang
On January 7, Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama signed into law a regulation banning outdoor advertising for cigarettes and other tobacco products. If you were
Students join movement against cigarette ads
A group of young teenagers gathered around a stall, all smiling as their classmates hammered a banner in front of a photocopy kiosk. The colorful
Suppressing Demand of Cigarette
Increment of tobacco excise tariff followed by the increase of cigarette price does not reduce the consumption and production of cigarette. Suppressing Demand of Cigarette
Cigarette prices to go up tomorrow, some as high as RM18 per pack
3 November 2015 KUALA LUMPUR: Effective tomorrow (Wednesday), cigarette brands under British American Tobacco Malaysia (BAT Malaysia) which include Dunhill, Lucky Strike and Pall Mall
Nepal Implements World’s Largest Graphic Health Warnings on Tobacco Packs
Nepal recently implemented the world’s largest graphic health warnings on tobacco packs, covering 90 percent of the front and back of the pack. Nepal’s new
Government Gives In to Big Tobacco, Halves Planned Excise Hike
Jakarta. The Indonesian government has announced an average 11 percent excise hike for tobacco products next year, less than half of the 23 percent increase
What RM17 pack of cigs can buy
by p divakaran PETALING JAYA: The new price of cigarettes announced by British American Tobacco (BAT) on Tuesday will cost you the same as 6kg of rice or
Malaysian government rejects ban on e-cigarettes
KUALA LUMPUR — The Malaysian government will not ban e-cigarettes, a minister said Friday, despite concerns about their health impact. Rural and Regional Development Minister
Number of smokers in Cambodia increased while smoking prevalence decreased says latest survey
The findings from the National Adult Tobacco Survey of Cambodia 2014 (NATSC, 2014) conducted by the National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning, Cambodia with
Gov’t moving to ban small cigarette packs
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) — The government said Sunday it is moving to ban small cigarette packs from being sold in the market as part
Mr. President, please don’t sell your people to Big Tobacco
When Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena was that country’s health minister, he was offered a certain amount of money — “enough to buy properties for
Big tobacco dangles big bucks – but at a high cost
Jakarta. Tobacco control activists have urged the Indonesian government to turn down a $2 billion investment plan from one of the world’s biggest tobacco companies, citing
Graphic warnings on cigarette packs due
Warning texts along with graphic images should be printed on the labels of all tobacco products by Nov. 5, in compliance with the Graphic Health
Unreliability of the study
If there’s anything to learn from the latest Oxford Economics (OE) study on illicit tobacco trade released recently in Hong Kong to a selective group
House confirms removal of clove cigarettes from cultural heritage bill
The controversial articles acknowledging kretek (clove cigarettes) as Indonesia’s cultural heritage have been removed from a culture draft bill by the House of Representatives (DPR).
One in three young Chinese men will die from smoking, study says
A new study has warned that a third of all men currently under the age of 20 in China will eventually die prematurely if they
Carving out tobacco out of TPP lauded by health groups
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s strong stand to carve out tobacco from the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement has been lauded by public health groups across the world.
KL praised for action to limit influence of tobacco firms
PETALING JAYA: A regional anti-tobacco group has praised Malaysia for taking a lead role to limit the influence of tobacco companies under the proposed Trans
India delays implementation of bigger tobacco pack warnings
India has decided to delay implementation of bigger health warnings on tobacco packaging by a year until April 2016, as pressure mounts on New Delhi
House Includes Kretek in Cultural Bill, Omits Batik and Keris
Jakarta. Vice President Jusuf Kalla has spoken out against a proposal by the House of Representatives to nominate Indonesia’s traditional clove cigarettes, or kretek, as
Cancer survivors ask government: Implement graphic health warning on cigarettes
By Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star) MANILA, Philippines – A group of cancer survivors asked the government yesterday to strictly implement Republic Act 10643 or the
Tobacco Control: Push For Higher Prices & Taxes To Reduce Consumption
Effective control of tobacco consumption through higher tobacco taxes and prices was the key topic of an ongoing regional workshop in Yangon. The implementation of
Myanmar moving forward for Pictorial Health Warning on Tobacco Packaging
Union Minister of Health, U Than Aung, gave the inaugural speech at the “National Seminar on Pictorial Health Warning on Tobacco Packaging in Myanmar” on
Tobacco-control advocates want industry booted out of policy body
THE SOUTHEAST ASIA Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) recommended that the Philippines remove the tobacco industry’s representation on the Inter-Agency Committee overseeing tobacco regulation, after the
South-East Asia countries pledge tough action against tobacco
SEAR/PR/1609 New Delhi/Dili, 7 September 2015: Tobacco kills 150 people every hour in the WHO South-East Asia Region. Concerned at the unacceptably high tobacco consumption,
WHO welcomes introduction of new tobacco advertising changes in China
Reducing the glitz and glamour of smoking to lower tobacco-related deaths BEIJING, 31 August 2015 – Advertising of tobacco products is akin to marketing death and
Taiwan anti-smoking campaigner calls for halt to Japanese tobacco plant construction
The foreign investment plan is a hoax that will ultimately be funded by Taiwanese smokers, claims activist An anti-smoking group in Taiwan has urged the
Why Big Tobacco is after our children
There are signs the tobacco industry will fight to the bitter end to make sure nothing gets in the way of their goal of profiting
Myanmar: Tobacco products to display warning pictures
By Pyae Thet Phyo Packaging for cigarettes made in Myanmar will soon bear photos and text cautioning against the deleterious health effects of consuming tobacco products,
Malaysia: Anti-smoking law to pack a real punch
By THARANYA ARUMUGAM – 24 August 2015, The New Straits Times KUALA LUMPUR: In an all-out war against smoking, the Health Ministry will raise the
Indonesia Has Lost $7B From Non-Communicable Diseases: Health Minister
Jakarta. Non-communicable diseases have cost the Indonesian economy some $7 billion over the last four years for treatment and the loss of productivity, a senior official
China shows strong support for smoking ban: Survey
A new survey showed widespread support for wider smoking bans across China. three months after Beijing introduced its strictest anti-smoking laws. BEIJING: A recent survey
Vaping may not be a safer option to smoking, Adelaide researcher says
The consequences of inhaling the vapours of an e-cigarette are widely unknown, with research being carried out at the Hanson Institute’s Lung Research Centre showing
PH gains in bid to stop tobacco industry from marring public health protection
By: Tricia Aquino, InterAksyon.com MANILA – The Philippines has slightly improved in its efforts to ensure the tobacco industry does not crimp government efforts to protect
Will Trans-Pacific trade deal go up in smoke over anti-tobacco proposal?
The ire of McConnell and other tobacco-state lawmakers throws a wrench into the negotiations. Big Tobacco is pushing back against a strict anti-smoking provision in
Nearly 90% of women exposed to passive smoking
Even if they don’t light up themselves, 86.4 percent of women are exposed to cigarettes through passive smoking, with restaurants being the worst place, Chongqing
Health group backs MMDA’s anti-smoking campaign
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s (MMDA) stand not to halt its anti-smoking campaign despite a Court of Appeals (CA) ruling was lauded by a public
Vietnam: NCD Alliance Established to Protect People from Smoking Diseases
Hanoi: 14 July 2015, civil societies agreed to establish Vietnam NCD Alliance to advocate for stronger policy and actions on tobacco and alcohol control. About
Govt should own up to cost of tobacco litigation
On Tuesday, Fairfax Media economics writer Peter Martin made the startling revelation that the government’s ongoing legal dispute with Philip Morris has already cost the
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Must Protect Nations’ Right to Enact Measures to Reduce Tobacco Use
The negotiations of Trans-Pacific Partnerships (TPP) are in the final stages this week in Maui – the tobacco industry and its political allies have stepped