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[Malaysia] No smoking campaigns having impact on the young
The “Tak Nak” campaign, which ran from 2004 to 2010, was one of three programmes launched by the Health Ministry. There others were the Smoke-Free Generation Initiative; Malaysian Quit Smoking Services, or mQuit Programme, initiated in 2015; and KOTAK or
Feb 17, 2018
Yahoo!
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Feb 18, 2018 18:39
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[Asia-pacific, Malaysia] BAT expected to continue to face challenges from illicit trade
The rationale for a smaller cigarette pack is to provide consumers a cheaper legal option by increasing the affordability of a pack of cigarettes. As at Aug 2017, BAT reported that illicit sales formed 56.1% of the market’s total sales volume, a sharp in
Jan 22, 2018
The Edge (my)
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Jan 23, 2018 00:48
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[Asia-pacific, Malaysia] BAT says ‘kiddie pack’ idea taken out of context
refuted allegations that the cigarette industry’s proposal to reintroduce smaller packs of cigarettes known as “kiddie packs” is intended to increase the number of smokers in the country. It said the industry wanted to reduce the volume of illegal cigare
Jan 20, 2018
FreeMalaysiaToday.com (my)
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Jan 23, 2018 01:12
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[Asia-pacific, Malaysia] ‘Kiddy packs’ won’t cut illegal cigarette trade, says anti-smoking group
Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control (MCTC) president Dr Molly Cheah said today there is no evidence to prove that “kiddie packs” can help fight the illicit tobacco business. “This is rubbish. Fighting the illegal cigarette market and reintroducing ‘kid
Jan 20, 2018
FreeMalaysiaToday.com (my)
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Jan 20, 2018 16:37
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[Asia-pacific, Malaysia] I-Medik against re-introduction of 'kiddie packs'
(I-Medik), an alliance of Muslim health practitioners, does not want 'kiddie pack' cigarettes (pack of 10 sticks) to be re-introduced in the market. Its Vape and Tobacco Control Unit head Dr Ahmad Farid Nazmi in a statement here today said that the propo
Jan 19, 2018
Sun Daily (my)
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Jan 20, 2018 01:30
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[Asia-pacific, Malaysia] Health Ministry says no to kiddie pack cigarettes
PUTRAJAYA: The government will in no way support the proposal by the tobacco industry to re-introduce kiddie pack cigarettes (pack of 10 sticks) to combat the scourge of contraband cigarettes, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam. He said t
Jan 18, 2018
New Straits Times (my)
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Jan 17, 2018 20:35
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[Asia-pacific, Malaysia] RAZAK: Drug war 4.0 must be won
it already has in its midst a well-functioning "gateway" substance which does just that. This refers to tobacco-products openly sold almost everywhere with virtually no control at all...our failure to find a substitute to replace tobacco as a subsistence
Dec 27, 2017
Sun Daily (my)
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Dec 27, 2017 15:23
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[Asia-pacific, Malaysia] Lung cancer and smoking: It’s never too late to quit
IN Sarawak, lung cancer is our third most common cancer as statistics from the public Radiotherapy and Oncology Unit (RTU) at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) indicate it represents around 10 to 11 per cent of all new cancer cases in the state each yea
Nov 19, 2017
Borneo Post (my)
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Nov 18, 2017 22:05
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[Asia-pacific, Malaysia] Mother believes her baby’s serious lung infection came from secondhand smoke at restaurant
Word. Is it time yet for Kuala Lumpur to join the ranks of London, New York, Paris and uh… Singapore and take our smoking away from poor little baby lungs?
Nov 14, 2017
Coconuts Media (hk)
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Nov 15, 2017 01:59
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[Asia-pacific, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines] Cigarette smuggling gouges Asia's taxes, anti-smoking drive
With Asia facing potentially debilitating health care costs related to high rates of smoking, many countries have been trying to curb tobacco consumption by increasing taxes. But this seems to have backfired by triggering an upswing in smuggling that has
Nov 13, 2017
Nikkei Inc. (jp)
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Nov 13, 2017 16:00