LATEST ALERTS
Philippines: The first set of graphic?health warning templates for electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco enters into force today. The templates are valid for
Philippines: Candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who is on the cusp of winning the presidential election, has previously opposed tobacco taxes, claiming they would
Hong Kong: Hong Kong police have arrested two people for violating the ban on selling alternative smoking products. Officers seized 94 boxes of
Hong Kong:?Hong Kong Customs?reports a major operation to combat illicit heated tobacco and e-cigarettes, with products with an estimated market value of $15m
Philippines: The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated its call for president Rodrigo Duterte to veto the proposed Vaporized Nicotine Products Regulations Act, press
?Malaysia:?Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin?reportedly?said last week that the 15% import duty on nicotine gum products, to be imposed from 1st June, should either
Myanmar:?From 10th April?standardised packaging will be mandatory for almost all tobacco products. The regulation requires the outer surfaces of product packages to be
India: A group of MPs from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) urged the government yesterday to?take steps to remove designated smoking areas
Taiwan: About 97% of parents who responded to a survey conducted by the National Alliance of Parents Organisations?would like all novel tobacco products
Malaysia:?A bill banning sales of tobacco products to anyone born after 2005 will be discussed tomorrow by a parliamentary?Special Committee on Health, Science
Kazakhstan: The leader of the anti-tobacco movement in Kazakhstan, Jamilya Sadykova, says the excise tax on heated tobacco consumables should be equivalent to
Philippines: The Department of Education has backed the Department of Health in appealing to president Rodrigo Duterte to veto the proposed Vaporized Nicotine
Malaysia: Contrary to what was expected, the minister of health tweeted today, 17th March: ?God willing, the Bill [banning the sales of tobacco
Armenia: At a special 9th March sitting, the National Assembly adopted the law ?on reduction and prevention of health damage as a result
Vietnam: Answering the?request?of the Ministry of Finance to evaluate the current tax policies, the Vietnam Federation of Trade and Industry?suggested?adding new-generation tobacco products
Malaysia: The first sitting of the Dewan Rakyat (Malaysian lower parliamentary chamber) in which the bill banning the sales of vaping products to
Turkmenistan: The president has adopted the 2022-2025 National Program to turn Turkmenistan into a tobacco-free country, media reports. Reportedly, the national program provides
Turkmenistan: The Ministry of Health has prepared a draft national programme for 2022-2025 aiming to make Turkmenistan tobacco-free country, state media reports. The
Thailand: The government?has approved?a draft National Tobacco Control Plan for 2022-2027. Despite recent advocacy efforts towards legalising e-cigarettes and novel tobacco products, no
Mongolia: The parliamentary Standing Committee on Social Policy has held?a discussion?on tobacco use and the legal environment. Committee chair M Oyunchimeg said that
