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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

 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

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

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

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

Phnom Penh – A decade ago a packet of Marlboro cigarettes cost just a dollar a pack in Cambodia, manna from heaven for a smoker

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

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

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, with one of the highest smoking rates in the world, plans to raise its tobacco excise tax by five per cent next year to

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

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:

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 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,

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

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,

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

(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

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

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”

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

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

(Hanoi -14 September 2010) – Tobacco control and other health advocates from no less than 15 countries around the Southeast Asian and Western Pacific regions,

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

MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE) Over a hundred petitioners led by former senator and health secretary, Dr. Juan Flavier, sought on Tuesday a declaratory relief from

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

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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

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

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

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

  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

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

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

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

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

MANILA — President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III on Monday said he will most likely prioritize increase in the tax on cigarette as recently proposed by

“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.

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

GENEVA — The Philippines has welcomed a ruling by the World Trade Organization on its complaint over Thai taxes on imported cigarettes, suggesting that Manila

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 has just released a new publication: Implementing Pictorial Health Warnings in Malaysia: Challenges and Lessons Learned Click to download

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

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

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

  30% of cancer deaths and 90% of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases in Malaysia were linked to smoking. -The Star/ANN KUALA LUMPUR: About four million

Singapore–THE government has hit the tobacco industry with tighter restrictions, including a ban on alternative tobacco and nicotine products currently available abroad. These products include

* Indonesia says U.S. clove cigarette ban is unfair GENEVA, July 20 – The World Trade Organisation is to rule on a dispute between Indonesia

The health group, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Alliance Philippines (FCAP) warned of public health crisis if the business prospects of the tobacco industry continue

VietNamNet Bridge – Up to 800 million cigarette packs, or a fifth of the domestic consumption of tobacco, are smuggled into the country every year,