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Posts from ‘March, 2009’

Priest Urges Smokers To Sue Cigarette Firms

By Allison Lopez, Philippine Daily Inquirer - 31 Mar 2009
MANILA, Philippines – Saying his brother Vincent has finally given a [...]

Doubts About Tobacco Tax Hike

SCMP - Mar 24, 2009
The government has argued that the increase in tobacco tax announced in last month’s budget would [...]

Tackling Green Tobacco Sickness

The Wall Street Journal By LAUREN ETTER - MARCH 23, 2009
Companies Seek to Help Field Workers Avoid Acute Nicotine Poisoning
Workers [...]

Results Of A Survey On Smoking Among 26500 Europeans In December 2008

GLOBALink - 19 Mar 09
The European commission has published today a survey on smoking among 26 500 Europeans in 28 [...]

Thai Agency Wins Bloomberg Award For Tobacco Control

The Nation - Published on March 17, 2009
The New York based Bloomberg Foundation has praised Thailand’s Action on Smoking and [...]

More Smokers Ask For Help In Quitting

Tiffany Lam, SCMP - Updated on Mar 16, 2009
The Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health has seen an increase [...]

Should The Smoking Ban Be Delayed?

SCMP - Updated on Mar 16, 2009
I wish to convey my thanks to the anti-smoking lobby in Hong Kong. It [...]

Study On Minors Buying Cigarettes Draws Fire

Raymond Ma, SCMP - Updated on Mar 15, 2009
A local non-governmental organisation with an apparently anti-smoking agenda has been blasted [...]

Data Verifies Effectiveness Of Tobacco Tax

Updated on Mar 13, 2009 - SCMP
I refer to Chan Yu-chung’s letter (”Steep tobacco tax rises do not lead to [...]

Major International Cigarette Smuggling Racket Halted

Brussels
13 March 2009

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) announced today that one of the principal suspects in a major international cigarette [...]