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Industry Sponsorship of Police Outposts in Indonesia

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The photos speak for itself. The tobacco industry in Indonesia - sponsoring police outposts/street stations in Jakarta and at the same time advertising the sponsoring companies' cigarette brands. Sealed

Last Updated on Friday, 16 July 2010 09:19
 

Smoking ads: Fatal attraction for Women, 30/06/10

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KUALA LUMPUR – Every year, the tobacco industry has to look for new recruits to replace its "dying" market. Dying prematurely from tobacco-related diseases, that is.

And they have found a large, susceptible group of victims to prey on – women.

So successful is their campaign that a World Health Organisation (WHO) report revealed the number of women smokers in developing and developed countries have increased, in contrast to the dwindling number of smokers from the opposite gender.

WHO projected the rate of women smokers worldwide to double by 2025, from about 9.0 percent in 2007. The current number of men smokers of about 40 percent has peaked and is slowly starting to decline.

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 06 July 2010 09:08 Read more...
 

Philippines Department of Health, Civil Service Commission commended...24/06/10

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Philippines Department of Health, Civil Service Commission commended for bolstering protection from big tobacco

Bangkok—24 June 2010—The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) welcomes the Philippines Department of Health (DOH) and Civil Service Commission (CSC) joint circular that protects government personnel from tobacco industry interference in all executive and legislative  branches of office. The circular mandates all government agencies to be on guard against influence from the industry that can derail tobacco control efforts. 

Last Updated on Friday, 16 July 2010 09:21 Read more...
 

Asia tobacco farmers fight flavoured cigarette ban call, 21/06/10

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Asian tobacco growers are meeting in Indonesia for a two-day summit on the challenges facing the industry.

It comes after a recent recommendation by the World Health Organization (WHO) to ban ingredients such as clove and other flavours in tobacco products.

Asian tobacco growers say if the WHO ruling is enforced it could threaten millions of tobacco farmers' jobs.

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