PHW: Spotlight on Indonesia/5 of 8 countries with largest populations have finalized PHW
With Russia finalizing requirements for picture warnings, this means that of the 8 countries in the world with the largest populations, 5 have finalized requirements
Smoke-free Parks: Philippines and Malaysia
Rizal Park to be no-smoking zone starting May 31 Starting May 31, Rizal Park in Manila will be a no-smoking zone, with violators facing hefty
Phils:Civil Society Groups Launch Anti-Tobacco Video Contest
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
Malaysia:Smoke-free Environments/Opinion-Kopitiams need to first become smoke-free
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
Indonesia:Tobacco Industry a Target in Lawsuit Over Underage Smokers, 16/04/12
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.
Philippines:Tobacco farmers remain poor despite industry revival, 03/04/12
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
Malaysia: Ask farmers WHO Stop Pressure, 31/03/12
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,
Philippines: HealthJustice Awards
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
WCTOH: Tobacco industry ‘a devious enemy’: WHO chief, 20/03/12
SINGAPORE — World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Margaret Chan on Tuesday decried the tobacco industry as a “ruthless and devious enemy” and urged governments and
SEATCA @the 15th WCTOH
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
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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 smoker-free ASEAN
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
Singapore, a tobacco-free nation? Maybe one day
SINGAPORE – The Republic is rolling out further efforts to lower the smoking rate here, with a vision of “eliminating tobacco from Singapore one day”.
BRUNEI: More Smoking Restrictions, 26/02/12
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
INDONESIA: Higher taxes ‘not enough’ to curb smoking habit growth, 03/12/11
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
WCToH Pre Conference Session: Social Media for Tobacco Control
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
PHILIPPINES: Tobacco control efforts face challenges, 14/02/12
MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – The government’s crucial measures aiming at reducing tobacco consumption faces challenges as the resurgence of local tobacco industry brought
9-10 Feb: Lao PDR Study Visit
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
Health Ministry To Intensify Quit Smoking Campaign This Year, 11/02/12
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 (Bernama) — The Health Ministy will intensify the stop smoking campaign this year in its bid to reduce the number of
Pasig makes a bold move, 01/02/12
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
Jakarta, 1-2 February 2012: SITT/SEATCA Annual Team Meeting
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
Fighting Big Tobacco in Malaysia, 31/01/12
(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
Australia now has the largest graphic health warnings in the world
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
Experts warn against clove cigarettes, 27/01/12
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
Anti-tobacco group urges LGUs to phase out smoking areas, 21/01/12
Zoom MANILA, Philippines – Thailand-based Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) urged yesterday local government units (LGUs) in the Philippines to phase out smoking
HCMC to monitor shisha bars closely, 21/01/12
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
Cambodia: TC Law Consultation Workshop
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 ,
Jakarta administrators blowing smoke on cigarette ad ban, 14/01/12
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
Review of law on use of cigarette pack images, 13/01/12
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
Brunei mulls plain tobacco packaging
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 Workshop, 12-13 Dec.
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
Study says 54% of smokers will quit if prices are doubled, 17/12/11
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 Road Is A Highway to Hell for Some, 11/12/11
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
NEA, HPB launch e-poll on smoking prohibition, 28/11/11
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
WHO applauds Australia’s new tobacco packaging legislation
MANILA, 23 November 2011 – The World Health Organization congratulates Australia for becoming the first country to pass legislation requiring all tobacco products to be
Smoke-free SEA Games set; Public urged to monitor Indonesia government’s pledge, 11/11/11
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,
Jakarta’s poor still buy cigarettes at families’ expense, 10/11/11
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
FDA and DOH win in tobacco case, 03/11/11
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
Constitutional Court Ruling a Victory for Anti-Tobacco Activists, 01/11/11
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
ASEAN Secretariat enforces smoke-free initiatives in the workplace, 14/10/11
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
Breathing new life into anti-smoking campaign, 06/10/11
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
Activists’ Lawsuit Seeks to Stamp Out Illegal Smoking At Shopping Center, 06/10/11
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
Tougher Tobacco Rules Set By Year’s End: Indonesian Government, 26/09/11
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
Health advocates slam CA ruling on tobacco ads, 24/09/11
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
Pro-LEAD Graduation
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
Int’l groups back smoking ban, 06/09/11
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
20 SEA Games Venues are Smoke-Free, 22/08/11
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
Despite grim figures, tobacco use among RP youth on the rise, 13/08/11
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