LATEST ALERTS
Vietnam: In a?workshop organised yesterday (24th November) by a newspaper, the director of the legal department from the government's office, Dinh Dung Sy,
Vietnam: Tran Thi Trang, deputy director of the Ministry of Health legal department, today told a seminar organised by the Ministry of Information
Tajikistan: Deputy health minister Abdukholik Amirzoda told a parliamentary working group on the Law on Restricting the Use of Tobacco Products?that a decree
Malaysia: None of the three main coalitions in Malaysia got the amount of votes needed to hold a simple majority of seats in
Philippines: The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)?has published?revenue regulations for e-cigarettes, heated tobacco and novel tobacco products in compliance with the recently enacted?Vaporised
Qatar: In advance of the FIFA World Cup, the Ministry of Public Health has announced a campaign titled "Sport for Better Health" to
EAEU: Representatives of all five Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries ? Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia ? attended a meeting in Bishkek,
Malaysia:?Caretaker minister of health Khairy?Jamaluddin said today that if the National Front (Barisan Nasional) wins the upcoming general election, to be held on
Jordan: The World Health Organization (WHO)?s director of the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases Office in Jordan, Hala Bou Kardana, expressed the
Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health has proposed to ban those who were born in or after 2009 from
Indonesia: The government has decided to increase the excise duties for tobacco products for the next year, press reports. The increase for heated
Azerbaijan: The country plans to reduce excise tax rates on several types of tobacco products, including chewing tobacco, by 26.7% starting next year,
Israel: With most votes counted after yesterday?s general election, the Likud party led by former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared set to unseat
Vietnam: Members of the one-party National Assembly have expressed concern about a potential pilot project for the regulation of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco,?press
Saudi Arabia:?The National Committee for Tobacco Control plans to increase the excise tax on all tobacco products to 150% in an attempt to
Hong Kong: Hong Kong could reverse the ban on the re-export of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products by the end of this year,
Philippines: Today (28th October), the Philippines Department of Trade and Industry is holding a virtual public consultation?on?implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry is to hold a virtual?public consultation?on Friday, 28th October, on the draft?implementing rules and regulations of
Bahrain: The Bahraini Testing and Metrology Directorate has confirmed to TobaccoIntelligence that according to the Technical Regulation of Electronic Nicotine Products it is
Philippines: The Bureau of Philippine Standards, an agency of the Department of Trade and Industry, has included vaping and heated tobacco products in?the
Malaysia: Prime minister?Ismail Sabri Yaakob?has?announced that Parliament will be dissolved today, paving the way for general elections, which?are?reportedly expected to be held in
EAEU: In accordance with the decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission, heated tobacco products are included in the list of
Saudi Arabia: The Saudi Shura Council has amended the Anti-Smoking Law, raising the purchasing and distribution age for all tobacco products from 18
Malaysia:?A?parliamentary special select committee?(PSSC) tabled a?statement?in parliament today on?the?Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022, agreeing that the proposed Generational Endgame ban on the
Malaysia:?A motion to postpone the presentation of the?parliamentary special select committee (PSSC) report on the?Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022 to 6th October
South Korea:?The?Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency?today?warned?of an increasingly widespread use by young people of flavoured tobacco products, which it says are a
Malaysia:?Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin has said he?expects to finalise the review of the?Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022?next week with the parliamentary special
Kazakhstan: A small group of deputies has proposed a reduction in the excise tax rates on heated tobacco products, media reports. However, deputy
Saudi Arabia: The Board of Directors of the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority has issued the decision No. 570/2022 approving the amendments to
Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU): Following a decision by the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission, up to 200 heated tobacco consumables can be
Jordan: Today, 12th September, the House of Representatives approved the Child Rights bill. The new law considers smoking in the presence of children,
Malaysia:?Minister of Health Khairy Jamaluddin?said today, 9th September, that ?if there are no obstacles, the parliamentary special select committee report [on the?Tobacco and
Malaysia: The parliamentary special select committee (PSSC) responsible for assessing the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill 2022 that proposes a ban on the
Bahrain: The National Bureau for Revenue announced yesterday that from 16th October all cigarettes available for sale must be marked with distinctive digital
India: The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution is?cracking down on advertising agencies to ensure strict compliance with the guidelines for
China (Macau): The Macau Legislative Assembly has unanimously?approved?a government amendment to the New Tobacco Control Law, which prohibits the manufacture, import, export, distribution
Vietnam: The Ministry of Science and Technology has issued?seven National Standards on Tobacco. They apply, among other things, to filtered and unfiltered combustible
Saudi Arabia: Yesterday, the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing?issued a draft rule on retail, licensing and advertising of tobacco products.
South Korea: Today, the Ministry of Health and Welfare updated?the requirements applicable to the health warnings that heated tobacco, oral tobacco and nicotine
Malaysia: Health minister Khairy Jamaluddin has?told reporters?that the details of the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill are to be discussed this week by
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is finalising the draft implementing RA 11900, further regulating vaping and heated tobacco products,?media reports.
Philippines:?The Bureau of Internal Revenue has?published?the full text of Republic Act 11900, which will regulate the importation, manufacture, sale, packaging, distribution and use
Pakistan: The Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH) is urging the government to ban nicotine pouches,?press reports. One of the country?s leading health bodies,?PANAH,
Saudi Arabia: The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has told TobaccoIntelligence it is not considering lifting the ban on oral tobacco and
Uzbekistan: Parliament was today due to consider the Conciliation Commission?s suggestions on a bill to restrict the distribution and consumption of alcohol and
Saudi Arabia: The Riyadh Municipality has tweeted about ?the most prominent violations? by hospitality premises serving tobacco products, including heated tobacco. They include
Kyrgyzstan: The Ministry of Economy and Finance has put forward for public discussion a draft resolution on minimum retail prices for tobacco and
Indonesia:?Government officials and stakeholders met yesterday to discuss revising the tobacco framework, Government Regulation 109 of 2012, press reports. Deputy health minister of
