5 January 2019 MASAYUKI YUDA, CLIFF VENZON and JUSTINA LEE, Nikkei staff writers Asian Nikkei Governments hike tobacco taxes to mitigate health threats and fund

5 January 2019 Jason Thomas The ASEAN Post Malaysia has become the latest ASEAN member state to establish more smoke-free zones; rolling out a divisive

4 January 2019 The Star CAMERON HIGHLANDS (Bernama): A RM500 fine will be imposed on first-time offenders who flout the no-smoking rule at food premises.

1 January 2019 Marlon Ramos Inquirer For the past 16 years, Emer Rojas, an engineer, has been the local poster boy of the ill effects

12 December 2018 Ma. Teresa Montemayor Philippines News Agency MANILA — Studies show that smoking or tobacco use remains to be the biggest preventable cause of

11 December 2018 EDD K. USMAN Scitech and Digital APPARENTLY, Senate Bill 1599 is not moving as its author wants. But the author, world boxing

29 November 2018 ABS-CNB MANILA — Higher excise taxes on tobacco products will help fund the Universal Health Care Law, a senator who sought to

21 November 2018 Jakarta Post The sixth regional meeting of Smoke-Free Cities in the Asia-Pacific region was held in Hoi An, Vietnam, on Nov. 20

20 November 2018 Vietnam Plus Quang Nam (VNA) – The Smoke-free Cities ASEAN Network (SCAN) convened the 6th regional meeting in Hoi An city, the central

20 November 2018 Opalyn Mok Malay Mail GEORGE TOWN, Nov 20 — The Penang government has been recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and

20 November 2018 Ha Linh The Saigon Times DANANG – Millions of leaflets with the slogan, “Say no to tobacco,” in three languages—Vietnamese, English and

6 November 2018: Mayor So Platong of Siem Reap City declared the administration workplace and its compound smoke-free. SEATCA’s Smoke-free Program Manager, Dr. Domilyn Villarreiz graced

26 November 2018 Aung Phay Kyi Soe MyanmarTimes The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance has honoured Pindaya Caves in Shan State with an award for promoting

20 November 2018 Wendell C Balderas Inter Press Service BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 20 2018 (IPS) – Thailand is set to become the first Asian country to

22 November 2018 Predeep Nambiar Free Malaysia Today GEORGE TOWN: The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) today lauded the government’s move to ban cigarette smoking

View PDF 640KB We, the delegates to the 6th Regional Meeting of Smoke-free Cities in the Asia Pacific Region from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia,

5 November 2018: By Sofia Tomacruz Source: Rappler Pulse Asia research director Ana Tabunda says majority of Filipinos are supportive of increases in tobacco taxes

5 November 2018: By Charmaine A. Tadalan Source: BusinessWorld THE Department of Health (DoH) on Monday said it is seeking higher tobacco taxes to increase funding

3 November 2018: Source: Sun Star THE Department of Health (DOH) said Saturday that it will still have to rely on parental guidance in policing

9 November 2018: By Jenny Lei Ravelo Source: Devex MANILA — The International Labour Organization will no longer rely on tobacco-industry funding for its projects to end child

2 November 2018: Source: The Nation The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) applauds Singapore’s plan to introduce plain packaging with enlarged graphic health warnings

31 October 2018: Source: Channel News Asia SINGAPORE: All tobacco products in Singapore may soon be required to be sold in plain packaging with graphic

30 October 2018: By Caroline McGuire Source: News.com.au BOATLOADS of tourists have finally started returning to an island paradise locked up for six months. Officials

29 October 2018: By Tina Medoza Source: Abante SUPORTADO ng isang tobacco advocacy group ang smoking ban sa beachfront at mga pampublikong lugar sa Boracay.

28 October 2018: By Ma. Teresa Montemayor Source: Philippines News Agency MANILA — As Boracay reopens for tourism, civil society groups have called on the government

16 October 2018: By Fatimah Zainal Source: Star Online KUALA LUMPUR: Cigarette prices are set to go up at the end of this month or within

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

World Health Organization (WHO) Wester Pacific

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