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'Tobacco firms exploiting loopholes' 

ANTI-TOBACCO advocates from Southeast Asia said efforts to rid the region of the smoking habit will fail unless tobacco control laws, particularly those banning the promotion and advertising of tobacco products, are enforced effectively by all Asean member countries.

The Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance's (Seatca) policy development adviser, Mary Assunta, said it was time for all Southeast Asian countries to pool their efforts and enact measures that could reduce tobacco use.

"Unless we all effectively implement the global treaty that includes a ban on advertising and promotions, our people and children will remain vulnerable to the aggressive marketing tactics of Big Tobacco," she said.

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