Regional updates archive

Calls for stricter regulations as vaping threatens youth in Malaysia

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House approves tobacco tracking bill on 2nd reading

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PTI Seeks Tax Freeze to Combat Illicit Trade

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Senator calls for unified action to regulate tobacco, vape

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E-cigarette ban from 2025: Why it should be fully supported

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Business owners, public laud smoking ban at laundromats

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Steer Clear of Tobacco Industry, PSFM Tells 2025 Election Hopefuls

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Health advocates denounce e-cigarette legalisation plans 

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SC ruling upholding FDA authority over tobacco products backed

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Public health groups back Laos in ending tobacco industry deal

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Kampong Cham has been officially declared a smoke-free tourist city

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Affected Industries Participate in Protests on the Prohibition of Tobacco Product Content in the Ministry of Health Draft

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Questioning Brand, Cigarette Category and Quantity in Monitoring of Tax on Plain Packaging: Is It Really Necessary?

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Events arm of Economist group to stop signing tobacco sponsorship deals

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E-cigarette use increases risk of developing diabetes, says expert

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Display vape liquids’ contents, manufacturers and importers told

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The harmful chemicals in vape juices

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Finance Ministry urged to allocate vape tax revenue to health initiatives

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PAL bans passenger for smoking during flight

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The hidden threats of vaping and smoking on loved ones

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10 Countries With the Highest Smoking Rates, Nauru Tops the List

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New Tobacco Products: The situation of e-cigarette smoking among students: Alarming reality

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[OPINION] Tobacco industry shadow looms over 2025 elections

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CAP calls for vape, tobacco display ban in shops

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Can we be more serious about curbing smoking?

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ASEAN spends $10 billion yearly to manage pollution from cigarettes -study

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Tobacco companies’ donations to government undermine good governance

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Authorities raid illegal smoking den in Baguio

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Secondhand smoke ‘kills 9,400 per year’

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P6M worth of cigarettes, vapes destroyed in Baguio City

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Some 10,000 compounds issued to patrons caught puffing away in eateries

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Health group slams local vape company anew

A tobacco control and public health advocacy group on Friday slammed a United States-based e-cigarette company for reportedly interfering in policymaking and actively lobbying against

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Health Minister responds to calls for a ban on e-cigarette sales to students

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SC: FDA Has Power to Regulate Health Aspect of Tobacco Products

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Vietnam’s finance ministry proposes raising excise duty on cigarettes

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Thai Cabinet approves draft regulation on tobacco product components, combustion byproducts

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Health orgs seek transfer of vape product regulation to FDA

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DTI suspends online sale of vape products

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16,700 fined for smoking at eateries

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Ex-gov’t execs warn vs. tobacco industry donations

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Gov’t told: Reject tobacco industry donations

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Hanoi man rendered comatose after smoking drug-laced e-cigarettes

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Over 30,000 school students given intervention for smoking, says Health Minister

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Tobacco industry leaving Indonesia up in smoke

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Iloilo pushes stricter anti-smoking policies

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WHO expert calls for Cambodia to raise tobacco taxes

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Is the tobacco industry succeeding?

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Indonesia’s killer commodity

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Anti-vapers want minimum vaping age raised to 25

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DepEd intensifies lessons vs vape, tobacco in new K-10 curriculum

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