Health-promotion fund pushed as top killer diseases drain private, public coffers
InterAksyon.com The online news portal of TV5 MANILA, Philippines – Is it possible for every Filipino to be healthy? This was the question posed by
Health professionals reject tobacco fair
BY NI KOMANG ERVIANI Public health professionals and leaders from several countries, including Indonesia, issued a call on Friday to stop the plan to hold Inter-tabac
Anti-smoking task force arrests 3,690 violators
By Reuel John F. Lumawag Tuesday, January 21, 2014 THE Anti-Smoking Task Force (ASTF) had apprehended a total of 3,690 individuals from January to November 2013
Take action: Dortmund Kills – German City promotes tobacco in Indonesia
Please support by signing the petition below: Dear all, some of you might remember an email I sent in September about the German city of
Higher tax, healthier kids: study
A World Bank report highlighting the rate of Cambodian children exposed to second-hand cigarette smoke has bolstered calls to increase tobacco taxes threefold. The World
Living the Health Dream
Health advocates are on a high with the recent news of a Senate Resolution from the Senate Finance Committee recommending PhP 1-Billion for Health Promotion
Strengthening the Effectiveness of Tobacco Control Measures in the Western Pacific Region
2-4 October 2013 Thirteen countries in the Western Pacific Region except for the Pacific Island Countries participated in a 3-day meeting in strengthening the effectiveness
With teen smokers on the rise, Health Ministry seeks to ban cigarette counters
BY LOH FOON FONG KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry is drafting a new anti-tobacco law that will sweep away cigarette displays now seen behind cashier counters.
US’s controversial TPP proposal is smoking gun for corporate agenda
Thanh Nien News Vietnam and other countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations face aggressive interference from Big Tobacco in the passage and implementation of
RI will strive to ratify tobacco control convention: Minister
Health Minister Nafsiah Mboi has said the government will strive to ensure that Indonesia ratifies the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) as it advances
National meeting on the Lao Tobacco Control Fund and National Adult Tobacco Survey(NATS) dissemination, Lao PDR
Last September 24, 2013, the National Tobacco Control Committee together with Ministry of Health, World Health Organization and SEATCA organized a meeting on Tobacco Control
SEATCA FAQ on the Tobacco Carve out
Excluding Tobacco from Trade and Investment Agreements: Transpacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) Click here to download pdf Background On August 26, 2013, during the 19th Round
Small Cigarette Price Rise to Boost Budget
The cost of cigarettes is set to increase by 6 percent, a rise that should inject an estimated $3.6 million into the national budget and
Cambodia: Youth Workshop on Tobacco Taxation, 03 September 2013
SEATCA together with the Cambodia Movement for Health(CMH), WHO Cambodia and Cambodia Red Cross joined in a collaborative effort to organise a Youth Workshop on
Thai authorities vow to push ahead with anti-smoking drive
Radio Australia: Thailand’s Public Health Ministry is planning to press on with tougher anti-tobacco measures, despite a legal setback. Follow this link for full Audio
Reports from the Asia Pacific Association for the Control of Tobacco #APACT2013 Conference
Editor’s note: The first edition of the ASEAN Tobacco Control Atlas was launched to coincide with the conference. Click here to read additional reporting by SEATCA and
APACT Delegates Call For Exclusion Of Tobacco From The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
Chiba, Japan: 21 August 2013: Members of a regional conference representing 42 countries in Asia Pacific agree that tobacco should be taken out of the
Graphic Health Warnings now being implemented in Vietnam
Right after the first ever strong and comprehensive Tobacco Control Law was ratified in June 2013, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Trade
Workshop on the Regional Experience on Tobacco Tax
Last 5 July 2013, the “Workshop on the Regional Experience on Tobacco Tax” was held at Halong, Quang Ninh, Vietnam. In collaboration with the Southeast
Former smokers back revival of bills on tobacco packaging
A GROUP of throat cancer survivors on Sunday urged legislators to strengthen tobacco control measures by reviving bills that require graphic health warnings on cigarette
Indonesia: Launch of Report on Child Labour in Tobacco Cultivation in the ASEAN Region
12 June 2013 SEATCA in collaboration with National Commission for Child Protection (NCCP) launched a report on Ending “Child Labour in Tobacco Cultivation” on World
Malaysia: MyWATCH-SEATCA Round Table on TAPS Ban
18 June 2013, SEATCA and MyWATCH (Malaysian Women’s Action for Tobacco Control & Health) held a Round Table Discussion“Protect Our Children: Turn-Off the Toxic TAPS”in
SEATCA Consultation on Good Governance
13 – 14 June 2013, SEATCA held a first ever Consultation on Good Governance in Tobacco Control in Melaka, Malaysia. Resource persons and participants working on
Keep ciggies out of sight
Published: Sunday June 23, 2013 BY ISABELLE LAI KUALA LUMPUR: Banning cigarette pack displays at point-of-sale places, including convenience stores, is a vital move towards
Third-hand smoke can damage human cells
By Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star) | Updated June 25, 2013 MANILA, Philippines – An anti-tobacco advocate wants a 100 percent smoke-free environment based on
Network launches road map for tobacco control
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | National | Wed, June 26 2013 An anti-tobacco network launched a road map on Monday that they hope will accelerate
Ministry to Counter Indirect Cigarette Advertising
by Hamzah Nazari THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013 – 11:01Location: KUALA LUMPUR Ministry to counter indirect cigarette advertising TOBACCO firms have been accused of using subtle tactics to
TAPS Campaign
6 June 2013: The Phnom Penh Capital City (PPCC) representatives in cooperation with the Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) youth launched a campaign to warn cigarette
WNTD 2013 activity in Bangkok
30 May 2013, ASH Thailand and other healthcare partners organized the WNTD 2013 activity to promote the campaign “Tobacco = Addictive Drug” to public. This
Lao PDR Meeting with Ministry of Information-Culture and Tourism and Mass media for WNTD 2013
Lao PDR/May 29: The Ministry of information-Culture and Tourism (MICT) organized a meeting with related departments in the ministry and mass media to celebrate World
World No Tobacco Day 2013
Ban Tobacco Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship World No Tobacco Day this year focuses on a ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. Such a ban
World No Tobacco Day(WNTD) 2013 and National Tobacco Control Week in Vietnam, 25 May 2013
Hanoi, Vietnam: Last Saturday, 25 May 2013, a ceremony was held in response to the WNTD and national week of Tobacco Control(TC). This was organized
SEATCA Point-of Sale(POS) Best Practices handout
With tobacco advertising and promotions being either totally or partially banned in the mass media in almost all countries in Southeast Asia, the tobacco industry
Thailand gazettement of pictorial health warnings
The world largest pictorial health warning size, 85% will be implemented in October 2013 in Thailand after the recent gazettement of pictorial health warnings Notification of the Ministry
No-smoking Tale Series, new TC campaign for young people in Thailand
On 2 April, ThaiHealth promoted a new campaign on No-Smoking Tale to raise awareness of children on harms of tobacco. This tale series expected to educate primary and secondary-level students on Brain-Based Learning principle.
ProLEAD E: Establishing Health Promotion Foundations
ProLEAD Module 2 workshop for Lao PDR and Viet Nam, 6 participants from Vietnam and 8 from Laos, joined the ProLEAD workshop last 3-4 April 2013
Thailand Study Workshop for Cambodia Ministry of Economy and Finance
On 25-26 March 2013, The Tobacco Taxation Working Group under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Cambodia conducted a study workshop at the Excise
Global support For Thai MOH on big health warnings on cigarette packsGlobal support For Thai MOH on big health warnings on cigarette packs
ACTION ON SMOKING AND HEALTH FOUNDATION Press Release Ministry of Public Health, Thailand, has received full support worldwide for increasing the size of pictorial health
UN writes to Aquino over Philippines tobacco fair
MANILA, Philippines—The United Nations has expressed concern that the Philippines could encourage smoking by hosting one of the world’s biggest tobacco trade shows, a health
Thai Govt pushes through regulation on cigarette packaging
Anti-tobacco advocates in Thailand are celebrating after the government signed off on regulations that will require graphic health warnings to cover 85% of cigarette packets.
Tobacco control alliance reveals truth about tobacco farming, exposes industry lies
13 March 2013: Bangkok- In the global fight to end tobacco addiction and deaths, a regional anti-tobacco alliance has stressed that tobacco farmers themselves are
SINGAPORE: MOH mulls banning point-of-sale display of cigarettes
The Health Ministry is looking at the possibility of banning point-of-sale display of tobacco products in stores. This means that retailers may not be able
ITGA misleads farmers, undermines the COP
Since promising to “spoil the party for WHO” at COP4 in Uruguay, the International Tobacco Growers Association (ITGA), has been even busier, rabble-rousing and instigating
Radio Australia: Southeast Asia toughens tobacco stance
Radio Australia interviews Nicola Roxon, former Australian Attorney-General; Dr Ulysses Dorotheo, Director of SEATCA Initiative on Tobacco Tax (SITT), Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance; Teodoro Herbosa,