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Indonesia’s fatwa against smoking

Last updated: March 17, 2010
Source: Radio Australia

Indonesia suffers some of the heaviest health impacts from smoking in Asia - and [...]

Upcoming Muhammadiyah congress smoke free

First published: March 15, 2010
Source: Jakarta Post
Muhammadiyah is trying to live up to its commitment to making
cigarette smoking haram, starting [...]

City Tries to Shut Club It Says Flouts Smoking Ban

First published: March 14, 2010

Source: New York Times
The Bloomberg administration is moving closer to shutting one of the largest and [...]

AAHK responds to proposed tobacco ban for incoming travellers

First published: 11-Mar-2010
Source: DFNI Online
The airport authority believes the proposed ban on inbound duty-free tobacco allowances would impact overall business
Airport [...]

China official arrested over salacious online diary

Last updated: March 15, 2010

Source: BBC

A Chinese official has been arrested after a diary about his colourful private life was [...]

Cancerous mouth pictures on tobacco products from June 1

First published: March 15, 2010
Source: IndiaTalkies
WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGES BELOW
Come June 1, packets of cigarettes and other tobacco products will [...]

Should Hong Kong remove all the ashtrays? Clear The Air comments

It is abundantly clear that the deliberately flawed laws are not working here in Hong Kong.
The onus to keep indoor [...]

Get tough on cigarette sales

Last updated: March 13, 2010
Source: South China Morning Post

Although it is illegal [...]

High time for the nation to enforce the law

Last updated: March 11, 2010
Source: China Daily
My friends and I celebrated International Women’s Day on Monday by going to dinner [...]

The Empire Writes Back

A couple of days ago James Middleton, Clear The Air’s Head of Anti-Tobacco and Legal Committee wrote a letter questioning [...]