Regional updates archive

10 May 12. Metro Manila, Philippines. All over the world, an astounding 6 million people die every year because of tobacco-related causes. In the Philippines

  Kopitiams need to first become smoke-free  AS a Malaysian residing in Sydney, I enjoy going to the Kopitiam on Harris Street in the city

The National Commission for Child Protection will file a class-action lawsuit against the cigarette industry and the government for failing to protect children from smoking. 

ANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – For the past 17 years, farmer Bernadette Guya wakes up around 4 a.m. and works for the next 12 hours tending

Ask farmers WHO Stop Pressure Representatives of the tobacco farmers millions of Asia, such as from China, India, Pakistan, Vietnam, South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines,

28 March: The first HealthJustice awards ceremony was held today in Quezon City, to recognize outstanding initiatives and efforts of government agencies and officials, individuals

SINGAPORE — World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Margaret Chan on Tuesday decried the tobacco industry as a “ruthless and devious enemy” and urged governments and

Session Presentations: Tobacco Control Policies: Regulation, Price and Tax Measures, Dr. Ulysses Dorotheo, Southeast Asia Initiative on Tobacco Tax(SITT)/SEATCA Project Director Dr. Ulyssses Dorotheo SITT/SEATCA

Session Presentations: Tobacco Control Policies: Regulation, Price and Tax Measures, Dr. Ulysses Dorotheo, Southeast Asia Initiative on Tobacco Tax(SITT)/SEATCA Project Director Dr. Ulyssses Dorotheo SITT/SEATCA

ASEAN Sec Gen launches campaign towards a smoke-free ASEAN at the 15th WCTOH March 21-SINGAPORE : At the opening ceremonies of the 15th World Conference

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SINGAPORE – The Republic is rolling out further efforts to lower the smoking rate here, with a vision of “eliminating tobacco from Singapore one day”.

Amendments to Tobacco Order to take effect Bigger warning labels on cigarette packets Bandar Seri Begawan – His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of

The recent increase of tobacco taxes is not enough to solve the country’s pervasive addiction to cigarettes, activists say. National Commission for Child Protection chairman

This session is for those new and/or still unfamiliar with all the potentials of social networking platforms (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), as well as those who

    MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – The government’s crucial measures aiming at reducing tobacco consumption faces challenges as the resurgence of local tobacco industry brought

Last February 9-10, 2012, Officials from the Tax Department, Ministry of Finance Lao PDR led by Mr. Khamphay Vongsakhamphoui, Deputy Director General of Tax Department

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 (Bernama) — The Health Ministy will intensify the stop smoking campaign this year in its bid to reduce the number of

Lucky Pasig City residents. It seems their local government is truly concerned about their health. It was recently  reported that the city was giving public

The Southeast Asia Initiative on Tobacco Tax(SITT)/SEATCA annual team meeting was recently held in Jakarta, Indonesia. The SITT partners from the five countries: WHO in

  (http://anti-smoking-emarketing-campaign.blogspot.com/) JAN 31 — In a country where 46 per cent of males smoke, and where the government spends RM20 billion a year treating

Last December, the Australian Government released the new standard which updates and expands the graphic health warning regime in Australia.  Health warnings will now be

Cigarettes flavoured to taste like clove are becoming popular among new smokers because they are tasty and do not make the throat hurt, a seminar

  Zoom MANILA, Philippines –  Thailand-based Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) urged yesterday local government units (LGUs) in the Philippines to phase out smoking

A young man smokes shisha in a Hanoi bar. Ho Chi Minh City authorities have asked local police and inspectors of relevant agencies to keep

  L-R: Dr. Prakit Vathesatogkit, Secretary General, ASH-Thailand;  H.E. Chhay Aun, Member of ECOSOCC (Economic Social and Cultural Council) of the Council of Ministers ,

Six months after Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo’s announcement of a push for a smoke-free capital, neither the Jakarta administration nor the City Council appear ready

THE Acting Director-General of Health Services, Ministry of Health, has felt the need for initiatives to check and reform people who still flout norms by

Delegates making their way to a group photo session during the WHO technical meeting on plain packaging of tobacco products, held at Rizqun International Hotel,

Towards a Smoke Free Malaysia Malaysian Health Promotion Board (MySihat) had organized its first Orientation Planning Workshop; Towards a Smoke Free Malaysia which was held

IF the price of a stick of cigarette is increased to P10 each from the current P5, it would either stop or decrease smoking among

Lombok’s tobacco farmers are having a tough time as they find it’s a lot more difficult to make money out of the process than they

Smoking may be banned in more public places if there is strong support for the move. The National Environment Agency (NEA) said there have been

MANILA, 23 November 2011 – The World Health Organization congratulates Australia for becoming the first country to pass legislation requiring all tobacco products to be

Jakarta, (11 November 2011) – As the 26th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games kicks off today, all is set for a 100-percent smoke-free celebration of regional unity, strength,

Although the cost of living in the capital is becoming unbearable for many Jakartans, when it comes to cigarettes some have no qualms about shelling

Manila, Philippines. Tobacco control advocates rejoice over the recent vindication of the Department of Health (DOH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the

The Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday on the finality of three articles of the 2009 Health Law marking tobacco as addictive and concerning the labeling

 Jakarta-(14 October 2011) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat has put forward initiatives toward a “smoke-free ASEAN”, lending much needed impetus to regional

NEW BREATH: The ‘Tak Nak’ campaign received a new thrust during the recent Ramadan KUALA LUMPUR: To deter cigarette smoking, the Health Ministry conducted a

Anti-smoking activists from the Jakarta Residents Forum have launched a lawsuit against one of the city’s largest shopping centers for permitting indoor smoking, naming the

The government expects to finish by the end of this year a new set of smoking regulations designed to bring Indonesia closer to ratifying an

ANTI-SMOKING groups said they were “aghast” over a recent Court of Appeals decision that nullified a Department of Health resolution prohibiting the tobacco industry from

Last 8-9 September 2011, the Pro-LEAD workshop and graduation was held in Bangkok, Thailand. The 2-day culminating activity was organized by the World Health Organization’s

MANILA, Philippines — Where thereʼs smoke… thereʼs foul play? At least three international organizations condemned tobacco companies for allegedly hampering the anti-smoking campaign of the

. The Public Health Ministry plans to strengthen two anti-smoking laws in a bid to curb smoking. Public Health Minister Wittaya Buranasiri said the government

To support Jakarta Free Cigarette program and implementation of Governor Regulation No 88/2010 about No Smoking Area in Jakarta, Tourism and Culture Department (Disparbud) and

Tobacco use-related ailments kill 87,600 Filipinos each year: That’s 240 lives lost every day, or 10 Filipinos per hour from emphysema, lung cancer, cancers of

PUTRAJAYA, 8 AUGUST, 2011: A study found that 95 percent of Muslim smokers say it is easier to quit smoking during Ramadan, said Director-General of