Indonesia: WTA 2010 Protests a success!
Last 27-29 October 2010, the World Tobacco Asia 2010 was held at the Jakarta Convention Centre in Indonesia. Their website calls this ‘Asia’s Biggest Tobacco
Police drop tobacco graft case, sparking suspicions, 25/10/10
The police have dropped an investigation into possible graft on the omission of a proposed clause in the 2009 Law on Health, allegedly due to
Last Gasp for Indonesian Tobacco Advertising?, 25/10/10
Activists expressed hope on Sunday that the advertising restrictions on tobacco and formula milk that they had long been fighting for would finally become reality
Health Dept scores 1st win against tobacco firms, 22/10/10
THE Health Department scored its first victory in compelling cigarette manufacturers to put pictures of diseased tissues and organs caused by smoking on cigarette packs,
Tobacco firm accused of tax fraud, 22/10/10
Vinataba (BATVJ) is being investigated for allegedly cooking its books between 2006 and 2008, police in the southern province of Dong Nai said Wednesday. The
House ‘snapshot’ under influence of tobacco bloc, 25/10/10
Tobacco control advocate Mary Assunta needed only to sit through a congressional meeting in the Philippines to feel the forces at work against her cause
E-cigarette is ‘just as bad’
Health Ministry preaches caution on so-called alternative TESTING TIME: Salesman Nathanael Simon pulls on an electronic cigarette at Tropicana City Mall — Pic: Ashraf Shamsul
E-cigarette is ‘just as bad’
Health Ministry preaches caution on so-called alternative TESTING TIME: Salesman Nathanael Simon pulls on an electronic cigarette at Tropicana City Mall — Pic: Ashraf Shamsul
E-cigarette is ‘just as bad’
Health Ministry preaches caution on so-called alternative TESTING TIME: Salesman Nathanael Simon pulls on an electronic cigarette at Tropicana City Mall — Pic: Ashraf Shamsul
Out of puff? Cambodia’s slow progress in combatting tobacco (Feature), 18/10/10
Phnom Penh – A decade ago a packet of Marlboro cigarettes cost just a dollar a pack in Cambodia, manna from heaven for a smoker
No Smoking in the House, Puffing Lawmakers Warned, 18/10/10
With lawmakers continuing to puff away inside the House of Representatives, Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo on Friday warned legislators to abide by a city bylaw
Don’t Get Burnt by illegal cigarettes, 18/10/10
As part of a campaign to drive home the anti-illegal cigarette message, Singapore Customs has launched a new round of 25 roadshows, five times more
Tobacco-control law should be passed by 2015, officials say, 15/10/10
THE government has set a 2015 deadline for the passage of a tobacco control law that was first drafted in 2003, officials said yesterday following
Indonesia to raise tobacco tax, 15/10/10
INDONESIA, with one of the highest smoking rates in the world, plans to raise its tobacco excise tax by five per cent next year to
Cities Vow to Implement Tobacco Control Law, 15/10/10
Officials from seven cities in Metro Manila have vowed to strictly implement Republic Act 9211, otherwise known as the tobacco control law. The cities of
SEATCA supports the APACT Declaration on Indonesia
APACT Declaration on Indonesia The 700 delegates from 41 countries/territories of the 9th APACT Conference in Sydney make this urgent appeal to the Indonesian government:
CHR backs graphic warnings on cigarette packs, 06/10/10
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has put to task tobacco companies for refusing to put graphic warnings on cigarette packs. CHR Chair Loretta Rosales
SEATCA @ APACT
SEATCA has just concluded its participation during the 3-day Asia Pacific Conference on Tobacco or Health(APACT), held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney,
Officials Called Over Vanishing Tobacco Warning, 21/09/10
Jakarta. The National Police have again summoned two Health Ministry officials for more questioning over the alleged deliberate omission from the 2009 health bill of
Regional Workshop on Dedicated Tobacco Taxes for HPF/HPB’s
Tobacco control and other health advocates from no less than 15 countries around the Western Pacific region, North America and Europe will gathered in Hanoi,
Philippines: NCD Public Health Convention
The 5th Non-Communicable Disease Public Health Convention took place from September 23-24, 2010 at the Century Park Hotel, Manila. The Convention was hosted by the
International artists performing at Indonesian tobacco-sponsored rock festival despite protests
(27 September 2010) Tobacco-control advocates from Southeast Asia are concerned that popular international artists will be performing at a tobacco sponsored rock festival in Indonesia
Indonesia: World Cup Deja vu by DR. M. Assunta
Gigantic billboards appeared on the streets of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, in May, showing the “Big Five” (wild animals) of South Africa playing football, connecting
Doctors told to quit smoking, practice what they preach, 26/09/10
MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Medical Association (PMA) urged its members to set an example to patients by not smoking. In a resolution Friday, the PMA “prohibited”
Officials Called Over Vanishing Tobacco Warning, 22/09/10
The National Police have again summoned two Health Ministry officials for more questioning over the alleged deliberate omission from the 2009 health bill of a
Vinataba faces fine for tax violations, 22/09/10
The British-American Tobacco Vinataba (BAT–Vinataba) will be fined up to VND91 billion (US$4.6 million) for violating tax obligations, according to the Dong Nai Province tax
ASEAN health advocates push for sustainable funding mechanisms for health promotion and TC, 14/09/10
(Hanoi -14 September 2010) – Tobacco control and other health advocates from no less than 15 countries around the Southeast Asian and Western Pacific regions,
Tobacco gets duty-free boost, 9/09/10
Photo by: Rick Valenzuela A man displays hand-rolled cigarettes of homegrown tobacco in front of a packhouse not far from Kampong Cham town. VIETNAM will
Flavier, anti-smoke groups file case to push graphic warnings on cigarette packs, 7/09/10
MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE) Over a hundred petitioners led by former senator and health secretary, Dr. Juan Flavier, sought on Tuesday a declaratory relief from
WHO-WPRO Workshop on Indicators for Tobacco Control
The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) participated in the recently concluded Regional Workshop on Indicators for Tobacco Control organized by the World Health Organization
Philippines -Viral video: ‘One thing we know about smoking’
Hi friends! Here’s an IEC material produced by fellows of FCAP and Probe Media Foundation in the Philippines. Please pass on to your relatives, friends,
Tobacco ban worries growers, 6/09/10
SUKHOTHAI : Nearly 10,000 families of Burley tobacco planters in Sukhothai have called on the Public Health Ministry to reconsider its plan to ban or
Proposed sub-decree banning advertising of tobacco, 03/09/10
Yesterday, Cambodia’s authorities from the Ministry of Health and the inter-ministerial committee for tobacco control were discussing on a proposed sub-decree banning advertising and promotion
Growing tobacco is a family affair for children in Ilocos, 01/09/10
First of three parts Early this year, news footage of two-year-old Ardi Rizal puffing away in Indonesia, the world’s third largest tobacco-consuming nation, sparked global
Solons hit moves to impose 400% tax hike on cigarettes, 02/09/10
Opposition and administration congressmen on Thursday slammed proposals to impose a 400 percent increase on taxes imposed on cigarettes in a bid to encourage Filipinos
Smoking Indonesian baby quits, 03/09/10
REPORT: A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked about 40 cigarettes a day has kicked the habit after receiving intensive specialist care, a child welfare
Bangkok Cigarette Police
Littering is against the law and offenders should be punished, but some say the capital city’s inspectors are perhaps a little too vigilant Published: 29/08/2010
Cigarette smuggled into Malaysia up by 150%, 27/08/10
Smuggled cigarettes in Malaysia has increased 150% in the past six years. The upward trend was from 14.4% in 2004 to the current 37.1%. Malaysian
Crackdown on teenage smokers, 22/08/10
15 students sent for mandatory treatment A TOTAL of 15 students under the age of 18 had been caught smoking in public this year and
Dangers of Shisha in anti-smoking talk, 22/08/10
Smoking is a bad habit that can lead to death. According to the views of Islam, smoking is prohibited and the act of smoking is
Aquino to support cigarette tax, 16/08/10
MANILA — President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III on Monday said he will most likely prioritize increase in the tax on cigarette as recently proposed by
Official points out hidden health risks of e-cigarettes, 09/08/10
“When inhaled it will let out smoke with desired flavor, it’s not dangerous and the LED light will lit up in red as if burning.
Regional alliance lauds Philippine health secretary on support for tobacco tax increases
The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) welcomes the expressed willingness of new Philippine Health Secretary Enrique Ona to push for higher tobacco taxes, a
RP welcomes WTO ruling on Thai cigarette taxes, 8/08/10
GENEVA — The Philippines has welcomed a ruling by the World Trade Organization on its complaint over Thai taxes on imported cigarettes, suggesting that Manila
Thai tobacco officials ‘took B62m bribes’, 8/08/10
Thailand Tobacco Monopoly officials have been accused of accepting bribes of over US$1.93 million (62 million baht) from US-based companies to ensure Brazilian-grown tobacco was
SEATCA Publication
SEATCA has just released a new publication: Implementing Pictorial Health Warnings in Malaysia: Challenges and Lessons Learned Click to download
Court stops graphic warning on tobacco packs, 07/07/10
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health’s (DoH) anti-smoking campaign was dealt a big blow as leading cigarette maker Fortune Tobacco has obtained temporary relief
Merged tobacco firm hikes sales above expectations, 13/07/10
THE PHILIPPINE unit of Philip Morris International, Inc., its third biggest by volume around the world, has increased sales faster than the local industry’s average
One million signatures for no-smoking campaign, 23 July 2010
More than 1.2 million signatures have been collected during a one-month No Smoking House campaign in Vietnam. The figure was released by the Vietnam Women’s