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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

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

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

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

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

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

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | National | Wed, June 26 2013 An anti-tobacco network launched a road map on Monday that they hope will accelerate

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

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

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/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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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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,

MANILA – A group of cancer survivors have warned that the Philippines is in danger of facing a possible cancer epidemic unless the government reforms

    The Philippine government would have generated revenue enough to build a new sky train system had it followed the lead of Thailand in

While much of the industrialized world has seen a big drop in the number of smokers, the opposite is true of many emerging and developing

  AFP photo The cabinet on Tuesday approved the Finance Ministry’s proposal to raise the excise tax on liquor and tobacco, meaning an immediate increase

A face adorning a stone tower at Bayon Temple in Siem Reap province in 2011. Photograph: Will Baxter/Phnom Penh Post The throngs of tourists who

MANILA, Philippines – Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago has filed a bill seeking reforms in the collection of excise tax on tobacco and alcohol products, allocating revenues

The federal government has secured a big win over big tobacco with the High Court ruling Labor’s world-first plain packaging laws are constitutionally valid. The

GEORGE TOWN: SIX recreational areas in Penang are set to become “no-smoking” zones, and are now in the final stages of being gazetted. The six

Bangkok—19 July 2012: the Southeast Asia Initiative on Tobacco Tax(SITT)/SEATCA in cooperation with HealthJustice, Philippines and the Thaihealth Promotion Foundation organized a two-day study visit

Phuket, 6 July 2012 The Ministry of Public Health of Thailand was in full speed this week as Health Ministers from ten ASEAN Member States

  Last June 18-21, 2012, 8 participants from four ASEAN countries (Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Viet Nam) went to Davao City, Philippines to participate in

Last June 18-21, 2012, 8 participants from four ASEAN countries (Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Viet Nam) went to Davao City, Philippines to participate in a

Last June 18-21, 2012, 8 participants from four ASEAN countries (Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Viet Nam) went to Davao City, Philippines to participate in a

In partnership with WHO Cambodia Office and TIMA, the Cambodia Movement for Health successfully worked with the Department of Physical Education and Sports under the

Last June 18-21, 2012, 8 participants from four ASEAN countries (Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Viet Nam) went to Davao City, Philippines to participate in a

  By Narissa Abdul Rahan , 25 June 2012       PLUG LOOPHOLES: Nation must be free to pursue tobacco control measures ACCORDING to