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| August 20, 2008 |
| Country : Vietnam | | | Subject : Smuggling | |
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Cigarette smuggling burns up Mekong Delta province - Thanh Nien News |
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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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| August 15, 2008 |
| Country : Indonesia | | | Subject : Advertising, promotion & sponsorship | |
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Commission seeks MUI support to ban underage smoking - The Jakarta Post |
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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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| August 15, 2008 |
| Country : Philippines | | | Subject : Packaging and labeling | |
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Graphic health warnings may make smokers quit, says study - Philippine Daily Inquirer |
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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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| August 13, 2008 |
| Country : Singapore | | | Subject : Trade agreements | |
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TTM targeting Eastern Europe - The Nation |
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Thailand Tobacco Monopoly (TTM) is looking to penetrate the Eastern European market as part of its drive to boost exports in light of declining cigarette consumption at home.
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| August 13, 2008 |
| Country : Vietnam | | | Subject : Health risks | |
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Doctors urge men to stub out their cigarettes - Viet Nam News |
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"Your cigarettes could kill our daughter!" Nguyen Thu Hoai screamed at her husband, who held a cigarette in his right hand and cradled his daughter in the crook of his other arm.
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| August 8, 2008 |
| Country : Philippines | | | Subject : Advertising, promotion & sponsorship | |
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The 'Red List' is dangerous to your health - ABS-CBN News |
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Don't get trapped in Philip Morris' "Red List". It's dangerous to your health, according to tobacco control advocates.
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| July 25, 2008 |
| Country : Indonesia | | | Subject : Advertising, promotion & sponsorship | |
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Health Advocates Protest Tobacco Sponsorship of Alicia Keys Concert in Indonesia |
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International public health advocates are calling on U.S. singing star Alicia Keys to withdraw tobacco industry sponsorship of her July 31 concert in Jakarta, Indonesia, and are condemning tobacco giant Philip Morris International for sponsoring the concert as a way of marketing cigarettes to children. |
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| July 23, 2008 |
| Country : Philippines | | | Subject : Legislation | |
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Bloomberg and Gates Commit $500 Million and Call on Governments to |
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[New York –] Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates today
announced joint efforts to combat the global tobacco epidemic. A
combined investment of $500 million will help governments in
developing countries implement proven policies and increase funding
for tobacco control. Unless urgent action is taken, as many as one
billion people this century – more than two-thirds in the developing
world – could die from tobacco-caused illnesses. Paula Johns,
executive director of Brazil's Alliance for the Control of Tobacco
Use, and broadcast journalist Charlie Rose joined Bloomberg and Gates
for the announcement.
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| July 22, 2008 |
| Country : Philippines | | | Subject : Advertising, promotion & sponsorship | |
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Subject: Philippines: marlboro buzz campaign for Eraserheads |
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Blog: Like millions of Filipinos, I am an Eraserheads fanatic. No other Filipino band had such a musical impact on me. I still think "Ang Huling El Bimbo" is the greatest Filipino song ever written.
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| July 9, 2008 |
| Country : Indonesia | | | Subject : Advertising, promotion & sponsorship | |
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Most Indonesians Say Tobacco Ads Should Be Banned, Survey Finds - Bloomberg |
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Most Indonesians support moves to ban tobacco advertisements in the southeast Asian country where a third of the population smokes, according to a survey.
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