 | Cigarette smuggling burns up Mekong Delta province - Thanh Nien News |
August 20, 2008 >> Officials were pleased when tobacco smuggling was hampered by the rainy season – until industrious smugglers turned to using boats on the canals in the Cambodia-bordering province of Long An.
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| Graphic health warnings may make smokers quit, says study - Philippine Daily Inquirer |
August 15, 2008 >>
Graphic warnings on cigarette packs may just do the trick in convincing Filipino smokers to kick the habit.
Ninety-six percent of Filipino smokers said graphic health warnings would most likely make them quit compared to bland text warnings, according to a recent study of the Council on Tobacco for Health and Air of the Philippine College of Chest Physicians.
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| Commission seeks MUI support to ban underage smoking - The Jakarta Post |
August 15, 2008 >> Smoking should be declared haram (unlawful in Islam) to protect children from its harmful effects, the National Commission for Child Protection has told the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI).
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