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[Malaysia] Illegal smokes still selling like hot cakes

According to the Illicit Cigarettes Study, the incidence of illicit cigarettes is 34.9% out of 44,000 packs sampled nationwide between June and August this year.
Sun Daily (my)
added Dec 28, 2012 05:31
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[Ghana] NGO urges government to pass Tobacco Control Bill

The Programme Director of Vision for Alternative Development, a non-government organisation has noted that the passage of the Tobacco Control Bill is the effective means of preventing the marketing and usage of the product. Mr Labram Musah Massawudu said
Ghana News Agency (gh)
added Oct 24, 2012 17:50
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[UK] Smokers waste 5 weeks of work with ciggie breaks

The survey carried out by electronic cigarette retailer ECigaretteDirect.co.uk revealed that nearly all smokers admitted they would be more productive if they could kick the habit.
Deccan Chronicle (in)
added Jun 4, 2012 14:47
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[Canada] Smoking slashes a home's resale value by nearly 30%: survey

Pfizer Canada surveyed Ontario and Quebec real estate agents about the cost of a home’s resale value and found that having the smell of smoke – which gets absorbed into carpets, walls and ceilings – can lower the sale price by up to 29%. “With an average
National Post (ca)
added Apr 17, 2013 08:16
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Dr. Kate Scannell: Should employers be allowed to ban smokers from jobs?

In the end, denying a job to a smoker is making a molehill out of a mountain of troubling concerns involving tobacco commerce and regulation. And providing a smoker with employment that requires her to spend eight-hour days in a tobacco-free workplace ma
Contra Costa (CA) Times
added Apr 1, 2013 09:55
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[Wisconsin] Proposed smoking fee draws surprise foes: anti-smoking advocates

Gov. Scott Walker's proposed $50-a-month fee for state employees who smoke faces some surprising opponents: anti-smoking advocates. Smoke Free Wisconsin, the American Lung Association, the American Cancer Society and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids d
La Crosse (WI) Tribune
added Feb 27, 2013 18:37
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[Africa, Malawi, Malaysia, Zimbabwe] BHATT: No smoking matter this

"As signatory to FCTC, Malaysia has to adopt and implement laws, executive, administrative and other methods to protect the public from exposure to tobacco smoke at workplaces, public places, public transport and other areas." All said and done, the batt
Sun Daily (my)
added Nov 22, 2012 16:00
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[Bangladesh] Farmers find tobacco growing financially more rewarding

farmers in Bangladesh find it to be financially more rewarding than other crops, according to a report published recently by the Policy Research Institute (PRI). The average earning of tobacco farmers is around 30 per cent higher than non-tobacco farmers
Financial Express (bd)
added Oct 21, 2012 14:40
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[Canada] Illegal cigarettes cost Ottawa millions in lost tax

"RCMP has estimated 175 organized gangs are making millions and millions of dollars from this, and investing it into drugs, guns, even human smuggling," Grant claimed. A statement on the RCMP's website backs that claim.
CBC News (ca)
added Sep 14, 2012 08:20
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[Korea - South] Korea has cheapest tobacco, 2nd-highest smoking rate in OECD

According to the data from the European Commission Excise Duty on Tobacco which surveyed the price of the best-selling tobacco in 22 member nations in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in 2012, Korea sells the cheapest tobacco at
Korea Herald (kr)
added Sep 10, 2012 11:17
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