Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has unveiled plans for a complete smoking ban for the next generation of Malaysians, following New Zealand’s historic move...
Archive - January 2022
Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn has said that he is in favour of legalising e-cigarettes and would push the causes, reports the...
Thai company Baiya Phytopharm wants to develop the country’s first plant-based COVID vaccine derived from tobacco plants, reports CNBC.
Taiwan’s Cabinet has approved a draft amendment to the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act that would raise the legal smoking age from 18 to 20 and impose a ban...
Canadian HnB company Poda has announced that it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with European tobacco company Landewyck (collectively the...
The Senior Minister of State for Health has said that Singapore is open to a cohort smoking ban and will be closely following progress in New Zealand, reports...
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) by means of public procurement appointed Dentsu Tracking with the establishment and operation of the new digital UK...
Procigar, the Association of Dominican Cigar Manufacturers, and InterTabac, the world's largest trade show for tobacco products and smoking accessories...
A consumer study showed that 9 out of 10 smokers support the enactment of the proposed Vape bill that will provide less harmful alternatives to combustible...
The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) has registered 121,143 tobacco growers for the current season, 19 per cent less than in the previous year...
British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced the creation of a new biotech company called KBio Holdings Limited (KBio) to accelerate the development of...
The amount of smokers in the Chinese capital has reached an all-time low of 19.9 per cent, reports The Beijinger.
Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) has launched its IQOS ILUMA PRIME device at Duty Free locations in Switzerland, reports DFNI.
Turkey, which has recorded the highest annual inflation rate since 2002, has increased taxes on alcohol, cigarettes and other tobacco products, reports Bianet.
Sri Lanka has approved a special tax on tobacco and considers raising the legal age to buy tobacco from 21 to 24 years, report econonmynext and The Morning.
Following a Tribal Council majority vote, Harrah’s casinos in Cherokee and Murphy will become smoke-free on a permanent basis, reports Smoky Mountain News.
Retailers are now prohibited from any public display of tobacco products including cigarettes, vapes and e-cigarettes, reports the Public Radio of Armenia.
Smokers will have to shell out more for cigarettes, shisha and e-cigarettes in 2022 as the tobacco tax is raised, reports LR Online.
The FDA has granted 22nd Century Group Inc. the authorization to start marketing its cigarettes as low in nicotine, reports Bloomberg.
South Korean tobacco company KT&G Corp will suspend its tobacco business in the United States for an unspecified period, reports The Korea Herald.