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    ANTI-SMOKING laws will be tightened, strengthening controls over novelty tobacco products that are said to be potentially addictive. In the latest entry of

Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Pangestu said Wednesday a US ban on clove cigarettes breaches World Trade Organisation rules. The ban took effect on September 22

The government is expecting a slower annual growth in exports of tobacco and its products from average 18 percent in the past three years to

The government is expecting a slower annual growth in exports of tobacco and its products from average 18 percent in the past three years to

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Health experts on Thursday warned that the government is in danger of missing an internationally mandated deadline to ban tobacco advertising. The deadline is mandated

JAKARTA, April 1 – Indonesia plans to raise the cigarette excise tax, a senior industry ministry official said on Thursday, to offset lower production and

SINGAPORE: Cases involving sale of cigarettes to those under 18 have remained high in the last five years. The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has clamped

Global Adult Tobacco Survey data  Philippines Factsheets   Country Report 2009 Thailand Factsheets   Country Report 2009

Tobacco Free Initiative Newsletter  Legislation to ban TAPS in Countries of Southeast Asia Enforcement and monitoring mechanism of TAPS regulations Reports on implementation of regulation

High tobacco  prices and the long dry spell are driving a record number of Ilocos Sur farmers to shift to tobacco growing this year, the

Despite all the evidence out there, people are still smoking. IN THE 1940s, smoking cigarettes was socially acceptable – even considered cool, if you believe

The city will extend the smoking ban in public places and buildings after finding that smoking rooms in buildings do not stop smoke infiltrating non-smoking

MANILA, Philippines—The Bangkok-based Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Coalition (SATCC) has expressed “shock” and “disappointment” over the Tanauan City government’s decision to name one of its

  The National Consultation on tobacco control was held in Cambodia, last March 3rd and 4th 2010. Objectives were to understand the process of the

Malang, E Java (ANTARA News) – A group of youths representing Muhammadiyah-owned university students demonstrated here Wednesday to demand the reviewing of Muhammadiyah`s edict against

The controversy over smoking in Indonesia is heating up coincidentally with the visit of US President Barack Obama. He couldn’t possibly have learnt that in

MANILA, Philippines—About 17.3 million Filipinos aged 15 years old and above are tobacco smokers with at least 13.8 million smoking daily, the Philippine Global Adult

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s (MMDA) efforts to make Metro Manila 100 percent smoke-free by 2012 received a major boost with a P9.5-million grant from

Secretary Esperanza Cabral’s recent announcement of a Department of Health (DOH) initiative compelling cigarette manufacturers to implement picture warnings on cigarette packs is a significant

THEY say that a picture speaks a thousand words and graphics have the power to change perceptions towards certain issues. That was the intent of

Former health minister Siti Fadilah Supari recently called on the government to reconsider its plan to issue a regulation that would further restrict the business

Thailand:  Educational centres, banks, religious places, sports complexes and hospitals will be turned into no-smoking zones in the next four months, Public Health Minister Jurin

An organization owned by the mayor of New York City has channeled over US$390,000 to Muhammadiyah as part of a global anti-tobacco campaign, but the

  A man smokes a cigarette in downtown Ho Chi Minh City.   The country’s population has been increasing at 1.5 percent per year and

Latest Update Publication: The ASIA-PACIFIC REPORT CARD: WHO FCTC Articles  5.3, 6, 8, 11 and 13 More Details  

Weak anti-tobacco policies and programs, and in particular tax and pricing regimes friendly to the tobacco industry, are failing to curb tobacco use in Vietnam, the

Weak anti-tobacco policies and programs, and in particular tax and pricing regimes friendly to the tobacco industry, are failing to curb tobacco use in Vietnam, the

GOOD news for anti-smoking advocates, but bad news for the tobacco industry in general. The Department of Health will push for the printing of “picture-based

HEALTH officials and NGOs have formulated six recommendations for the government to step up its anti-smoking efforts, as a national seminar on tobacco control wound

World Health Organization (WHO) Cambodia in collaboration with Southeast Asia Tobacco Control (SEATCA) has organized a study visit for Cambodian delegates to Royal Malaysian Customs

The first Southeast Asia consultative meeting on generic or plain packaging of tobacco products was held at the Orchard Hotel in Singapore on 25th February

Educational centres, banks, religious places, sports complexes and hospitals will be turned into no-smoking zones in the next four months, Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit,

The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) has received a five-year $7 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to provide Southeast Asian

Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) — Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing Inc. and Fortune Tobacco Corp. formed a venture that will supply 90 percent of the 85 billion

More than 80 high level government officials and representatives of non-governmental organisations from both the Western Pacific Region and South East Asia Region of the

MANILA, Philippines—A non-government health group has taken the Tanauan City, Batangas, government, to task for naming one of its streets after the US cigarette brand

Members of the health alliance, Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Alliance Philippines (FCAP) warns intensified promotion and marketing of cigarettes delivering bigger profits for the

Singapore—23 February 2010—The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) today applauded the Davao Anti Smoking Task Force for the much- deserved 2009 Global Smoke-free Partnership

BAGUIO CITY—Lung cancer victims are getting younger because of smoking and unhealthy lifestyles early in their lives, health officials here said. Dr. Donna Tubera, head

Cigarette producers may have to remind smokers that their products not only cause cancer, heart disease, impotency and pregnancy disorders, but also dismissal. Bekasi regency

  Philip Morris breaks ground on Asia-Pacific Warehouse Facility at Subic.  Philip Morris starts building its Asia-Pacific Leaf Warehouse facility with the groundbreaking ceremony at

Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral on Thursday expressed concern over the grim reality of escalating cancer cases in the country, particularly lung cancer, the number one

NO SMOKE, DRONE, rumbling or ear-blasting roars—the electronic jeepneys or e-jeepneys have arrived here silently in the name of efficient use of energy.Two weeks ago,

A World of Difference Cancer isn’t just emotionally devastating. New research shows that the global economic toll is huge. But it doesn’t have to be

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Contraband cigarettes have become a major problem in Malaysia because of high cigarette prices, low penalties and lax enforcement. The Government is losing approximately RM1.5

KUALA LUMPUR: A snack packed in attractive sachets is becoming a hot favourite among schoolchildren and youths. Some of them were also said to be

Singapore Customs’ Annual Enforcement Results 2009 : Steady Improvement In Contraband Cigarettes Situation. Fall in supply of illegal cigarettes by almost 40%. Singapore Customs’ (SC)