Malaysia: Ministry: Eateries nationwide to be smoke-free from next year
12 October 2018: By Lo Tern Chern Source: Star SUNGAI PETANI: Smoking in all restaurants, coffee shops and hawker centres nationwide will be banned starting
Experience heritage and culture: World Heritage Site Ha Long Bay in Viet Nam has gone smoke-free!
World Health Organization (WHO) Wester Pacific
Social Watch youth, community leaders turn over 200,000 signatures to JV for UHC, tobacco tax hike
28 September 2018: By BusinessMirror SOME 250 students of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) and Social Watch Philippines (SWP) Youth recently turned over to
90 percent of Vietnamese want tobacco tax raised: survey
27 September 2018: By Dat Nguyen Source: VN Express International Most Vietnamese want the tax on tobacco raised as a means to reduce smoking, a survey
Myanmar: Smoke-free Universities workshop held in Myanmar
Last 20 September, the Ministry of Health and Sports (MOHS) in close collaboration with the People’s Health Foundation (PHF) with support from SEATCA organised a workshop
Resolutions of the 12th APACT Conference
Bali, Indonesia; 12-15 Sept 2018 Conference theme: “Tobacco Control for Sustainable Development Goals: Ensuring A Healthy Generation” We, the participants of 12th Asia Pacific Conference
Philippines: E-cigarettes not scientifically proven safe: ASEAN alliance
9 September 2018: By Ma. Teresa Montemayor Source: Philippines News Agency An alliance promoting tobacco control said the use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) is not
Malaysia: Health Ministry wants to make open-air eateries smoke-free
6 September 2018: By: Mei Mei Chu Source: Star Online PETALING JAYA: Bad news for smokers and good news for non-smokers – lighting up at
Philippines: Smoke-Free Task Force nabs 1,504 smokers in Munti
4 September 2018: By: Manila Standard A friendly reminder to residents and visitors in Muntinlupa City: Smoking in public areas is penalized.As of August, the
Myanmar: Relevant ministries to launch educative campaign to control smoking, chewing betel quid among youths
3 September 2018: By: Ei Thinzar Kyaw The Ministry of Health and Sports and the Ministry of Education will work together to launch a special
Thailand: Tobacco’s murder streak continues
3 September 2018: By: Sheith Khidhir Three years ago, Thailand’s National Statistical Office revealed that the number of Thais above the age of 15 who
Philippines: No more smoking, drinking at Boracay white beach
28 August 2018: By: Faye Orellana Department of Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said smoking and drinking in public places would be banned in Boracay. “Definitely no
SEATCA welcomes new executive director
31 August 2018: The SEATCA board and team are happy to announce that effective 1 August 2018, Dr. Ulysses Dorotheo, SEATCA’s FCTC Program Director, assumed
Philippines: DOH supports proposed tobacco tax hike
15 August 2018: The Department of Health (DOH) is supporting the proposed increase in tobacco tax as it will help fund the Universal Health Care
Here Are The Leaders Of STOP: Bloomberg’s $20 Million Tobacco Watchdog
14 August 2018: STOP has just started and aims to bring new meaning to the phrase “asking for a light,” when it comes to smoking.
Thailand: Unenforced beach-smoking ban a failure in Pattaya
11 August 2018: The much-ballyhooed ban on smoking on Pattaya’s beaches has failed due, as so often is the case, to lack of enforcement. Like
Philippines: Puff chronicles: How Northern Mindanao smoke (3rd part)
22 July 2018: Regional perspective: Youth and smoking The Department of Health (DOH) in Northern Mindanao has based its regional statistics on health and smoking
Philippines: Puff chronicles: How Northern Mindanao smoke (2nd part)
21 July 2018: PNP-Northern Mindanao: ‘No apprehension records’ Prior to the Executive Order (EO) 26, which was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte in 2017, there
Philippines: Puff chronicles: How Northern Mindanao smoke
20 July 2018: ON MAY 16, 2017, President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Executive Order (EO) 26 that sought the nationwide ban on smoking in public
Philippines: Baguio’s anti-smoking task force to help BPO workers quit vice
17 July 2018: BAGUIO CITY — The City of Pines’ anti-smoking task force might come up with a program aimed at helping employees of Business Process
Philippines: Bishop calls court decision on smoking ban disgusting
15 July 2018: BALANGA City, Bataan: Bishop Ruperto Santos of the Diocese of Balanga on Saturday described a court decision on this city’s No Smoking ordinance
Philippines: Bataan city sued over antismoking laws
13 July 2018: CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (Seatca) has assailed the Philippine Tobacco Institute (PTI) for suing the
Indonesia: Controlling tobacco: Case of children’s human rights
11 July 2018: Indonesia currently holds the world’s highest growing rate of new, young smokers. If its commitments to curb cigarette consumption remains low, in
Indonesia: Govt ‘wasted budget’ on WTO tobacco packaging dispute, says YLKI
5 July 2018: An illustration shows plain cigarette packs, (Bloomberg/File photo) The Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) has criticized the government for “wasting the state
Philippines: Health group urges increase in tobacco tax
4 July 2018: A health group has urged the government to raise the excise tax on cigarette packs by P60, stating that it can provide
Malaysia: PENANG TO BE SMOKE-FREE IN FIVE YEARS
24 June 2018: GEORGE TOWN, June 24 : In the next five years, Penang aims to become a smoke-free state, says state health, agriculture and agro-based industry
Philippines: Ormoc aims to be No. 1 non-smoking city nationwide
24 June 2018: ORMOC CITY, Philippines — A task force created by Mayor Richard Gomez last April 17 to effectively implement the country’s anti-smoking laws
Myanmar’s public health could go up in smoke
12 June 2018: Big Tobacco returns following the lifting of sanctions When confronted with the false choice between public health and tobacco-fuelled economic development, Myanmar’s
Philippines: No-smoking activities in schools urged
22 June 2018: The Department of Education (DepEd) enjoined all public and private schools nationwide to organize educational and social activities in line with the
Philippines: DepEd seeks LGUs’ help on enforcement of no-smoking policy in schools
20 June 2018: MANILA — The support of the local government units (LGUs) is key in the strict implementation of the no-smoking policy in schools, an
Indonesia: Protecting Indonesian Youth From Tobacco
17 June 2018: A fifth of Indonesians between 13 and 15 years of age smoke, the highest rate in the region. The world’s second-largest market for tobacco
Philippines: State think tank backs higher taxes on alcohol, cigarettes
17 June 2018: MANILA, Philippines — A state think tank is recommending further increases in the excise tax rates of both alcoholic and cigarette products
Philippines: Task force strengthens anti-smoking campaign
15 July 2018: INITIATIVES and activities on information, education and communication campaign (IEC) have been strengthened by the Iloilo City’s Anti-Smoking Task Force (Icast) in
Philippines: Batangas heightens smoking intervention program
11 June 2018: BATANGAS CITY — The provincial government, through the Provincial Health Office (PHO), is enhancing its tobacco intervention program as it intensifies the establishment
Smoking kills more than 40,000 every year in Vietnam
12 June 2018: One of the most urgent requirements of public health is to protect people from the risks of smoking as tobacco-related diseases claim
Philippines: Kalibo smoking ban ‘in full swing
11 June 2018: KALIBO, Aklan – The campaign to make this capital town smoke-free is “in full swing,” according to Councilor Cynthia Dela Cruz. Dela
Philippines: June is National No Smoking Month
9 June 2018: PAGADIAN CITY, June 8 – – The celebration of World No Tobacco Day on May 31 ushered in the observance of June
Myanmar: World No-Tobacco Day 2018 ceremony held in Nay Pyi Taw
1 June 2018: A ceremony for World No-Tobacco Day 2018 was held at the office of the Ministry of Health and Sports in Nay Pyi
Philippines: Baguio slaps 1,384 with hefty fines for smoking
4 June 2018: BAGUIO CITY — Efforts to snuff out smoking in the Philippines’ “city of pines” have so far made 1,384 people pay fines worth
Philippines: Bontoc goes tough vs smoking
4 June 2018: ONTOC, Mountain Province — The capital town is set to fully implement the Anti-Smoking Ordinance, prohibiting smoking of any tobacco product, electronic
Myanmar: Tobacco consumption rising among students aged between 13 and 15
4 June 2018: Education Ministry will draft a special plan in cooperation with Ministry of Health and Sports as smoking and betel chewing becomes rampant
Philippines: ‘E-cigs not the solution to tobacco epidemic’ — WHO representative
1 June 2018: World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to the Philippines Dr. Gundo Weiler said there is still no sufficient data that electronic cigarettes have
WHO encourages Indonesia to raise cigarettes tax
1 June 2018: Jakarta (ANTARA News) – World Health Organization (WHO) has encouraged Indonesian authority to raise cigarette customs and tax as it would not
Indonesia: Disneyland for Big Tobacco’: how Indonesia’s lax smoking laws are helping next generation to get hooked
1 June 2018: With more than 260m people, Indonesia is the biggest economy in South-East Asia. The country’s young population – 37% are under the age of
Malaysia: E-ciggies may be a thing of the past
1 June 2018: SERDANG: The Health Ministry is seriously looking into banning electronic cigarettes, says Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. In the first function he launched since helming
Smoke-free universities awarded in Myanmar
1 June 2018: 31 May 2018, Nay Pyi Taw: During the World No Tobacco Day celebration in Myanmar, the Ministry of Health and Sports (MOHS)
WNTD 2018: Let’s fight back against ‘heartless’ tobacco industry’s scare tactics
AS the World Health Organisation focuses on “tobacco and heart disease” for this year’s World No Tobacco Day, the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (Seatca)
WNTD 2018: Call to introduce higher tobacco tax to encourage smokers to quit
30 May 2018: GEORGE TOWN: The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) has urged the Finance and Health Ministries to look into introducing higher tobacco tax
DepEd reminds school officials not to deal with tobacco industry
27 May 2018: The Department of Education (DepEd) last Friday reminded teachers and school officials to refrain from accepting gifts, donations, and sponsorships directly and
Thailand: Second-hand smoke exposes Thais to health risks
22 May 2018: About 17.3 million Thais are victims of second-hand smoking at home, with a prolonged daily exposure of 30 minutes imposing a greater