[Headlines Only] [Top Stories Only]
Categories
· Business (Tobacco)
· Tobacco Control
· Sports/Games
· Advertising/Promos
non-USA, by Country
· Singapore
Organizations
· Formula 1

• Singapore's ban on tobacco ads will apply to Grand Prix: report 

Jump to full article: Agence France Presse (AFP) (fr), 2008-03-16

Intro:

Singapore's strict laws banning tobacco advertisements will apply to the city-state's inaugural Formula One Grand Prix in September, a report said Sunday.

The sport's first-ever night race around Singapore's streets will take place on September 28.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Trade and Industry told the Sunday Times "the publication or display of any acknowledgement of sponsorship of a tobacco company would, as a general rule, be prohibited."

Jump to full article »