Philippines: Vape bill to protect Pinoy youth? A ‘blatant lie’, says Pia
5 March 2022 By: Joseph Pedrajas Source: Manila Bulletin Senator Pia Cayetano on Saturday, March 5 called out the proponents of the vape bill for
Cambodia: Education ministry, NACD awarded for tobacco policy
By: Long Kimmarita, Source: The Phnom Penh Post The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports and the National Authority for Combating Drugs (NACD) have received
Cambodia: Raising tobacco taxes to reduce smoking and tackle illicit trade
23 February 2022 During this pandemic, the government needs more resources to protect its citizens. It can increase taxes on harmful products such as tobacco,
Thai Cabinet “okays” 5 year plan to lower tobacco consumption
17 February 2022 By: Pete, Source: The Thaiger Thailand is going a step further than the graphic (and disturbing) photos on packs of cigarettes to
Tobacco brings loss and poverty to Lao people
11 February 2022 An investment in tobacco, aimed at bringing gains to the country, has resulted in high costs and loss to both the government
FCTC ratification, smoking prevalence, and GDP per capita: lessons for Indonesia and the rest of the world
5 February 2022 By: Abdillah Ahsan, Rifai Afin, Nadira Amalia, Martha Hindriyani, Ardhini Risfa Jacinda & Elisabeth Kramer Source: Globalization and Health Abstract Background Indonesia’s stagnated progress towards tobacco control
Malaysia: MOH: Generation Smoking Ban Also Covers Vape, E-Cigarettes
28 January 2022 By: Boo Su-Lyn Source: Code Blue The proposed ban on the sale of tobacco to anyone born after 2005 includes vape or
Malaysia: Govt plans to ban sale of cigarettes to those born after 2005, says KJ
27 January 2022 Source: Free Malaysia Today PETALING JAYA: The government plans to outlaw smoking for the next generation by prohibiting the sale of cigarettes
Malaysia: Vape and e-cigarettes are part of the nicotine problem
27 January 2022 By Azrul Mohd Khalib Source: Free Malaysia Today The intention to tax vapes and e-cigarettes as announced by the finance minister during
Philippines: Vape bill exposes young ‘vulnerable’ consumers to health risks, endangers already weak enforcement
16 January 2022 By Klaire Tingand, Reiven Pascasio Source: The Manila Times Just one-minute walk away from two private schools in Quezon City is a
Singapore ‘open to the idea’ of cohort smoking ban, will study how New Zealand implements ban
11 January 2022 By Jalelah Abu Baker, Source: Channel News Asia SINGAPORE: Singapore is open to the idea of a cohort smoking ban, Senior Minister
Philippines: Doctors blast senators for passing vape bill in 2nd reading
15 December 2021 By Jasmin Romero, Source: ABS-CBN News MANILA – Doctors have criticized the passage of Senate Bill 2239 or the Vaporized Nicotine Products
Philippines: Doctors, groups slam Senate 2nd reading approval of Vape Bill
14 December 2021 Source: SunStar MEDICAL associations and health groups criticized on Tuesday, December 14, the senators’ approval on second reading Senate Bill (SBN) 2239,
Big Tobacco Industry Rides COVID-19 Pandemic as Countries Grapple for a Response
3 Dec 2021 By Jennie Lyn Reyes. Source: Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, (IPS) – Almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries in
An analysis of e-cigarette and polysubstance use patterns of adolescents in Bangkok, Thailand
November 2021 Bang-on Thepthien, Chit Su Tinn, Takuma Ofuchi, and Bee Kim Source: Tobacco Induced Diseases ABSTRACT Introduction:The prevalence of adolescent e-cigarette use has increased
‘Sin’ tax hike urged to restore PH to fiscal health
25 November 2021 Ben O. de Vera Source: Inquirer.net International think tanks also push for carbon tax to narrow deficit, reduce debt Emerging markets like
The Implementation Activist: How One Determined Person with a Camera Has Achieved Enforcement of Smoke-Free Laws throughout Thailand
November 2021 Naowarut Charoenca, Nipapun Kungskulniti, Vasin Pipattanachat, Siriwan Pitayarangsarit, Stephen Hamann, Jeremiah Mock. Source: Asia Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention Abstract Background: Smoking and
Brand-switching and tobacco taxation in Vietnam
19 November 2021 Anh Nguyen Source: BMJ Journals Abstract Background The government of Vietnam is embarking on a radical tobacco excise tax reform, switching from the current
Philippines: Ex-Health chiefs, stakeholders slam DFA’s Locsin COP9 remarks
14 November 2021 Jon Viktor D. Cabuenas. Source: GMA News Former Health secretaries of the Philippines, and local advocacy groups over the weekend denounced the
Philippines: DOH opposes and dissociates from statement of PH delegation in FCTC COP9
10 November 2021 Source: Philippines Department of Health Press Release The Department of Health (DOH) opposed and dissociated from pro-tobacco industry statements made by the
Philippines: Vapes, e-cigs serious health hazards
6 November 2021 Mar T. Supnard. Source: Daily Tribune Medical opinion and public opinion are in agreement: Vapes and e-cigarettes are harmful to Filipinos’ health.
Philippines: Former health execs join clamor to junk vape bill
27 October 2021 Claudeth Mocon-Ciriaco. Source: Business Mirror Stressing that it is a huge step backward in protecting the health of Filipinos, health experts, youth groups,
Vaping Is Harmful, Not Safer
October 2021, SEATCA ASEAN region In the ASEAN region, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Singapore and Thailand have banned electronic smoking devices, while Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam
Ex-DOH chiefs ask Senate to ditch Vape Bill
11 October 2021 Source: Daily Guardian Seven former health secretaries joined calls of medical professionals for the Senate to junk the Vape Bill, which seeks
Thailand: Doctors oppose legalising e-cigarettes
6 October 2021 Source: Bangkok Post The Medical Association of Thailand has come out strongly against the proposal by Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut
Jakarta moves to take down cigarette ads in latest tobacco control campaign
25 September 2021 Dio Suhenda. Source: The Jakartapost The Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) has begun taking down cigarette advertisements across the capital city
Making Malaysia tobacco-free
19 September 2021 Dr Mohammad Fadzley, Muhammad Sha’ani Abdullah and Dr Khor Swee Kheng Source: The Star Malaysia Stronger laws to control the sale and
Philippines: Three govt agencies put pressure on Congress to scrap bill on vapes, e-cigarettes
16 September 2021 Klaire Ting. Source: Vera files The Department of Health (DOH), Department of Education (DepEd) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) joined medical
13th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health Declaration
Conference theme: Professional Alliance Moving Together for a Tobacco-Free Society This year, the 13th Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health (APACT13) takes place virtually
Vape use could lead to alcohol and illegal drug use ー health experts
1 September 2021 Reiven Pascasio. Source: VERA files Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) smoking or vaping could open the way for the youth and non-smokers to use
Indonesia: The tobacco industry reaps double benefits from children #SaveSmallHands
30 August 2021 Source: Emancipate Indonesia Today, Emancipate Indonesia and Lentera Anak Foundation disseminated the study results on how the tobacco industry reaps benefits from
Philippines: Youth groups urge senate to junk vape bill
24 August 2021 Dang Samson Garcia. Source: The Post DIFFERENT youth and student organizations on Monday urged the Senate to junk a measure that relaxes
Philippines: Medical professionals, health experts call for stronger tobacco control measures
16 August 2021 Jhon Aldrin Casinas Source: Manila Bulletin Members of medical professional associations and public health experts have called on Monday, Aug. 16 for
Policy incoherence and tobacco control in Indonesia: an analysis of the national tobacco-related policy mix
6 August 2021 Elisabeth Kramer, Abdillah Ahsan, Vaughan W Rees Source: BMJ Journals Abstract Introduction Indonesia has a high smoking prevalence that has not diminished significantly
A corporate cloud over the right to health
10 August 2021 Dr. Ulysses Dorotheo Source: Asia Democracy Chronicles Despite more than half a century’s worth of evidence detailing tobacco’s deadly health consequences, the
How governments can protect people and earn more revenue
29 July 2021 Source: The Phnom Penh Post The Covid-19 outbreak has put families, the economy and the country under tremendous pressure. Protecting public health
Cigarette packs in Cambodia to have new pictorial warnings from 1st Aug 2021
Press Release: CAMBODIA MOVEMENT FOR HEALTH Phnom Penh, 20 July 2012: Starting 1st Aug 2021 onwards, all cigarette packs sold in Cambodia shall have new
[OPINION] Tobacco, vape groups are bullying public health advocates in a pandemic
15 July 2021 Anna Bueno. Source: Rappler ‘For decades, it is the [tobacco] industry and its front groups that have lied, deceived, and manipulated the
Singapore’s smoking rate falls to 10.1% in 2020, just shy of target
11 July 2021 Cheryl Goh. Source: Channel News Asia Video Singapore’s smoking rate dropped from 10.6 per cent in 2019 to 10.1 per cent last
Philippines: Singson’s tobacco tax remarks blasted by think tank
8 July 2021 Source: BusinessMirror Economic think tank Action for Economic Reforms (AER) slammed Ilocos Sur Mayor Chavit Singson for criticizing the recent tobacco-tax increases.
Philippines: ‘Neither allies nor friends’
3 June 2021 Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer Public health advocates led by four former secretaries of the Department of Health (DOH) marked World No Tobacco
Philippines: Former health chiefs, medical sector groups denounce tobacco industry’s ‘tactics’ to ease government control
30 May 2021 Source: Business world FORMER health secretaries, medical sector groups and health advocates have slammed the tobacco industry for strategies that allegedly aim
Commentary: How the tobacco industry wrote the ‘fake news’ playbook
30 May 2021 Anna Bueno. Source: Philstar In case you didn’t know, there’s a website dedicated to 14 million documents that expose the tobacco industry’s
Tobacco use in PH: Health, income going up in smoke
2 June 2021 Cristina Eloisa Baclig. Source: Inquirer MANILA, Philippines—Every June, the Philippines celebrates No Smoking Month, during which Filipinos are being encouraged to stop
Is the Philippines’ CSR Bill a Trojan Horse for corporate interests?
31 May 2021 Kristine Fonacier, Source: Eco-Business Without the proper safeguards in place, a bill that incentivises CSR programs might instead open the door to
Philippines: Opposition to lowering the age of access to e-cigs snowballs
22 May 2021 Source: Opinyon News Team As the House of Representatives pass on second reading a bill regulating e-cigarettes, two former health secretaries have
Philippines: COVID-19 donations of tobacco firms ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’ – law group
17 May 2021 Ralf Rivas, Source: Rappler ‘The tobacco industry has a long history of using so-called corporate social responsibility or CSR to interfere with
Philippines: DILG: No liquor, cigarettes in community pantries
28 April 2021 Melissa Luz Lopez, CNN Philippines Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 28) – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) will prohibit the
Philippines: The hypocrisy of “CSR” in the time of COVID-19
25 March 2021 Anna Bueno, Vera Files: A bill to reward businesses for corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities is pending in Congress. At its face, the bill
Cambodia: New tobacco device banned
21 March 2021 Niem Chheng, The Phnom Phen Post: The National Authority for Combating Drugs (NACD) has instructed all relevant ministries and institutions to take