Archive - August 2009

THAILAND
Opposition against tobacco event

Anti-smoking groups hit out at news that the tobacco industry plans to stage an exhibition and conference in Bangkok, saying the move would have an adverse...

PHILIPPINES
Philip Morris expands Subic lease arrangement

. Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing (PMPMI) has increased the total land area it will lease from the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) as the...

THAILAND
Union holds up tobacco restructuring

Union resistance means the Thailand Tobacco Monopoly must reconsider its organisational restructuring, said chairwoman Jantima Sirisaengtaksin.

UNITED STATES
FDA launches new centre for tobacco products

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched its new Center for Tobacco Products which will oversee the implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and...

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
E-cigarette smoked out of market

Electronic cigarettes can be hazardous to people’s health as they contain carcinogens and toxic materials, according to a senior official at the ministry of...

CAMBODIA
Warning labels on cigarettes mandated

The council of ministers has approved a sub-decree that will require health warnings to be printed on the outside of cigarette packages.

SOUTH KOREA
Tobacco imports surge 400-fold over ten years

South Korea’s cigarette imports surged over the past ten years amid steady demand for foreign brand products, the Korea customs service said. South Korea...

SRI LANKA
Record revenue from cigarette sales

The Ceylon Tobacco Company (CTC) has contributed LKR 25.5 billion (EUR 155 million) towards government revenue during the first half of 2009, which was an...

SOUTH KOREA
Smoking rate increases among men

A recent government survey showed the smoking rate for male adults has begun to rise in recent months.

TURKEY
Turkish cafe owners rally against smoking ban

About 1,000 coffee house owners gathered in the Turkish capital Ankara on Tuesday to demonstrate against a drastic smoking ban, urging the government to relax...

AUSTRALIA
Amcor buys Alcan Packaging from Rio Tinto

Australian packaging group Amcor Ltd on Tuesday agreed to pay USD 2.03 billion for the majority of Rio Tinto's Alcan Packaging business, marking its...

UNITED KINGDOM
Advertising watchdog bans cigarette paper ad

The UK Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has banned an advertisement for OCB cigarette papers which appeared in the adult magazine Viz over claims it...

UNITED STATES
Lawyers ask judge to lift ban on e-cigarettes

Lawyers for electronic cigarette distributors Smoking Everywhere and NJoy asked Judge Richard Leon at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for...

CHINA
China ends tax breaks on tobacco ads

Chinese tobacco companies have been banned from claiming tax breaks on advertising, promotional and sponsorship spending, reports the national news agency...

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