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,
Philippines: Health For All, Invest in Health Promotion Statement
The Health For All, Invest in Health Promotion Statement below initiated by HealthJustice, Inc., is supported by six former Philippine Department of Health Secretaries including
27-28 September: SEATCA Regional Workshop on Social Media
Last September 27 and 28, SEATCA conducted the first Regional workshop on Social Media, at the Moniten Riverside Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. In attendance were SEATCA’s
Cancer survivors to lawmakers: Failure to approve sin tax reform may cause cancer epidemic
MANILA – A group of cancer survivors have warned that the Philippines is in danger of facing a possible cancer epidemic unless the government reforms
Cancer survivors to lawmakers: Failure to approve sin tax reform may cause cancer epidemic
MANILA – A group of cancer survivors have warned that the Philippines is in danger of facing a possible cancer epidemic unless the government reforms
Indonesia: Anti-Smoking Activists Rally Against Tobacco Meeting
Protestors rally in front of the JCC building in Jakarta on Wednesday in opposition to the World Tobacco Asia 2012 summit. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal) Hundreds
Cambodia: Tobacco tax increase likely
A street shop owner arranges cigarette packs in Phnom Penh. Photograph: Pha Lina/Phnom Penh Post Increasing the tobacco retail tax — one of the world’s
Thai doctor: ‘Sin tax’ a boon to Thailand
The Philippine government would have generated revenue enough to build a new sky train system had it followed the lead of Thailand in
Anti-smoking lobby insists plain packs could cut Asia’s smoking rate
Australia’s High Court this week supported the government’s plain packaging laws for tobacco products. Similar laws are now being considered by a number of Asian
Tobacco industry taps into Asian smoking demand
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
Thailand: Alcohol, tobacco taxes up
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
Cambodia: Smoking ban implemented at Angkor Wat
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
Philippine Senator files separate bill seeking sin tax reforms
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
Australia: Big tobacco loses High Court battle over plain packaging
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
Malaysia: No more smoking at 6 parks soon
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
Philippines: Study visit on sustainable funding mechanism for Health promotion
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
Health Ministers Discuss Opportunities and Challenges of ASEAN Community 2015
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