Jump to full article: Xinhua Newswire, 2008-05-22
Intro: ASEAN nations should speedily introduce strong tobacco packaging and labeling laws which have proven effective in spreading the anti-smoking message, Malaysian media reported on Thursday.
This was the message from senior government officials, civil society officials and World Health Organization representatives from the grouping who met in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.
Joining their appeal were experts from Mongolia and Australia attending a two-day regional workshop on tobacco controls, the New Straits Times said.
The call came at the end of a three-year deadline for the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei and Cambodia to introduce large and effective health warnings on tobacco product packages and comply with the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC).
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