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 SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Philip Morris International will increase the capacity of its Subic Bay tobacco storage facility by 4 times, making it the largest

Once again the policy debates in the Executive and Legislative departments of government about the taxation of the so-called “sin products” like tobacco and alcohol

 Smoke Free Vientiane Capital On August 28 2009, hundreds of people gathered at That Luang esplanade to join the official ceremony to announce Vientiane, the capital of

Kuala Lumpur – If healthcare providers and non-governmental organisations have their way, all public places would be 100 percentsmoke-free.Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control chairperson K

Airline passengers to be fined more for smoking Airline passengers will be fined up to VND5 million (US$292) for smoking onboard, according to the latest

Spending almost all day sitting on his motorcycle Iwan, 30, an ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver at Slipi intersection, West Jakarta, thinks nothing is more relaxing

SMUGGLERS are adapting their methods to elude the border authorities. From hiding contraband in broken-down buses being towed across the Causeway to concealing cigarette cartons

Since its establishment in 2001, the Action on Smoking and Health Foundation has done an extraordinary job of discouraging smoking in the Kingdom. Warning labels

Indonesia, where cigarette prices are the cheapest in the world, has signed a convention on tobacco control along with 175 other countries as a sign

 Posted: 02 August 2009 2157 hrs SINGAPORE: Underage smokers who get caught lighting up could soon face fines of up to S$500. This is one

2009/07/30 THE health minister and the Ma-laysian Oncological Society president’s recent statements that there were only 50 oncologists in the country has me worried (“Travelling

    CONCERT organisers are hearing confusing annotations on sponsorship by liquor and tobacco companies. They say regulations pertaining to sponsorship of concerts by liquor

        SAY NO: (L-R) Haniki, Shaari, Syed, Koris, Abu Bakar and Foong posing with their leaflets THE Malaysia Council for Tobacco (MCTC) welcomed the

MPs approve increase in tobacco tax Published: 18/05/2009 at 03:47 PM The cost of local cigarettes will rise following the House of Representatives’ approval of

  BANGKOK (IPS/GIN) – When it comes to smoking, Indonesia remains the last paradise for a puff in Southeast Asia. Those addicted to cigarettes can