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(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,

        The photos speak for itself. The tobacco industry in Indonesia – sponsoring police outposts/street stations in Jakarta and at the same time advertising

KUALA LUMPUR – Every year, the tobacco industry has to look for new recruits to replace its “dying” market. Dying prematurely from tobacco-related diseases, that

Philippines Department of Health, Civil Service Commission commended for bolstering protection from big tobacco Bangkok—24 June 2010—The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) welcomes the

Asian tobacco growers are meeting in Indonesia for a two-day summit on the challenges facing the industry. It comes after a recent recommendation by the

Congratulations to the Lao Tobacco Control Task Force for launching the Kobchai Newsletter(in Lao).  The first issue came out last 20 May 2010.  It features

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia began enforcing a ban on small cigarette packets, the health minister said Monday, after a short-lived postponement of the move

The percentage of teenage girls who smoke, which is higher than of teenage boys, is worrying, especially when there are girls who started smoking even

MANILA, Philippines – The Agro-Industrial Productivity Exponents (APEX) and the Philippine Association of Tobacco-Based Cooperatives (PATCO), the biggest organizations of tobacco farmers in the country,

Indonesia will ask the World Trade Organization on June 22 to rule on its complaint that a US ban on clove cigarettes aimed at preventing

June 10 (Bloomberg) — Philippine President-elect Benigno Aquino, who received flak for smoking on the campaign trail and has resisted calls to quit, said U.S.

Until regulations prohibiting tobacco companies from sponsoring sports events are put in place, Indonesia Open organizers are more than happy to do business with PT

Bandar Seri Begawan – Manipulative tactics that entice smokers to continue puffing with the aid of e-cigarettes and other new hi-tech tools were blasted yesterday

JAKARTA — A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smokes about 40 cigarettes a day will have specialist treatment next week to wean him off his habit,

Smoking shisha for hours is like smoking 400 cigarettes. -NST A SMOKING ban should not be applied only to cigarettes but also shisha, a flavoured

KUALA LUMPUR: The sale of the 14-stick cigarette packs has been banned with immediate effect. At its weekly meeting on Wednesay, the cabinet decided that

An order requiring tobacco companies to print graphic health warnings on cigarette packs is contrary to law, the Philippine Tobacco Institute (PTI) said on Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Philip Morris (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (PMM), is mulling legal options following an an apparent decision by the government to reverse a previous Cabinet

AFTER working all night, a call centre worker in the Philippines lights up a cigarette as she walks home at 6am. A fashion model in

KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai has confirmed a delay in banning small cigarette packets over concerns of rising

Several high-school students who smoke have admitted they were encouraged to take up the habit after inhaling smoke from the cigarettes of their fellow classmates.

    JAKARTA – INDONESIA’S failure to ban tobacco advertising or enforce laws against smoking in bars and restaurants came under heavy fire on Monday

  JAKARTA, May 27 (Xinhua) — Amid the increasing rate of smoking people across the country, Indonesian students are highly expected to become the agents