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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

13 July 2018: CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (Seatca) has assailed the Philippine Tobacco Institute (PTI) for suing the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17 June 2018: MANILA, Philippines — A state think tank is recommending further increases in the excise tax rates of both alcoholic and cigarette products

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

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

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

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

9 June 2018: PAGADIAN CITY,  June 8 – – The celebration of World No Tobacco Day on May 31 ushered in the observance of June

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

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

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

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)

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)

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