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1. Myanmar Media Stress Control Of Tobacco Consumption

Myanmar Media Stress Control Of Tobacco Consumption YANGON, June 1 (Bernama) -- Myanmar official media Monday warned of the danger of tobacco, calling on the people to actively participate in the control of tobacco consumption, reports Xinhua news...

Monday, 01 June 2009 | 251 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more

2. JOHAN JAAFFAR: Put Adnan on cigarette packets, not hideous images - The New Straits Times

JOHAN JAAFFAR: Put Adnan on cigarette packets, not hideous images - The New Straits Times May 18, 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Photo cutline]: Adnan Osman is a 67-year-old sportsman...

Monday, 18 May 2009 | 413 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more

3. Tobacco fund not of much help to Ilocos Sur farmers - Newsbreak

Tobacco fund not of much help to Ilocos Sur farmers - Newsbreak May 8, 2009 Aries Rufo The province got the biggest share from the tobacco excise tax, but also the highest increase in poverty incidence in the region. From 1996 to 2008, the...

Friday, 08 May 2009 | 402 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more

4. Smoking Hits Poor Families Hardest - Jakarta Globe

Smoking Hits Poor Families Hardest - Jakarta Globe June 5, 2009 Nurfika Osman -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Photo cutline]: A girl smoking a cigarette in a mall. A 2006 study by the WHO found that...

Wednesday, 06 May 2009 | 323 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more

5. Melaka Cannot Burn Tobacco Money

PETALING JAYA, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) Competitions Committee has turned down a request from the Melaka Football Association (FA) to use a cigarette company as sponsor for the 2006-2007 season. It's chairman...

Monday, 06 November 2006 | 260 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more

6. Higher price a reason to quit smoking

 “Don’t smoke, don’t smoke, it’s not good for us. If (you’re) smoking, try to stop. It’s a waste, the price of cigarettes has gone up, why smoke,” Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Sunday. His advice, when launching...

Monday, 13 September 2004 | 233 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more

7. Indoor smoking makes air 28 times more polluted

SINGAPORE: The National Cancer Centre has conducted a global study on indoor smoking and air pollution in over 400 locations in 20 countries. It found that in Singapore, the air quality in pubs and eateries which allow indoor smoking is 28 times...

Tuesday, 31 October 2006 | 226 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more

8. The smoking gun

OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT      No lighting up New Delhi, Oct. 28: Calling for a ban on smoking in films is the first step towards a total ban on cigarette and beedi manufacture. A total ban on cigarettes, claimed health minister Anbumani...

Saturday, 28 October 2006 | 208 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more

9. Anti-smoking law goes up in smoke

ISLAMABAD - Lack of political will and awareness among public, absence of effective mechanism and loopholes in law have stalled Pakistan’s efforts to enforce the anti-smoking ordinance in its letter and spirit. The much talked-about plan to...

Monday, 30 October 2006 | 250 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more

10. The Drag on Altria's Profits

Higher excise taxes in Spain and Japan hurt the cigarette maker's earnings as it cut prices to hold onto market share For tobacco companies, excise taxes have long been a cost of doing business, but over the past few years they've been taking a...

Wednesday, 25 October 2006 | 220 hits | Print | PDF |  E-mail | Report | Read more