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[UK] Synth pop stars Heaven 17 back illicit tobacco campaign

THE 80’s new wave synth band Heaven 17 are backing the Lancashire Evening Post’s Don’t Let Them Make a Packet campaign. Singer Glenn Gregory, 54, heard about the e-petition through a friend and is urging people not to give into “Temptation” when offered
Lancashire Evening Post (uk)
added Feb 8, 2013 11:51
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[Canada, Korea - South] Gangnam Style: Local wholesaler to introduce Gangnam cigarettes

Company president insists cigarettes are named after Seoul neighbourhood, not Psy's hit song. ... convenience stores across Ontario can start selling cigarettes, Gangnam style.
Toronto (Ont) Star (ca)
added Feb 7, 2013 09:18
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[Australia] Smoking bans extended

TASMANIAN smokers will be further stigmatised with the State Government banning smoking at a raft of festivals and events next year.
Hobart (Tas) Mercury (au)
added Jan 31, 2013 13:53
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Baby Perfects Gangnam Style Moves in Ad for Electronic Cigarettes

The product, perhaps less predictable, is E-Lites, an electronic cigarette. It's a pretty macabre conceit. Don't miss your kid's first steps—or in this case, his first imitation of a Korean rapper's dance moves—while you're out literally killing yourself
Ad Week
added Jan 30, 2013 16:13
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[Korea - South] 'Gangnam Style' cigarettes to debut in Canada

a newly established cigarette company is piggy-backing on the song's popularity to sell their products. "One of our new arrivals will have the name of 'Gangnam,' riding on the huge popularity of Psy's 'Gangnam Style,'" said Kang Cheol-jung, the 54-year
GlobalPost
added Jan 30, 2013 16:06
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[Czech Republic, Indonesia] Obscene Extreme Asia Rejects Cigarettes Sponsorship

Metal and grind-core festival music, Obscene Extreme Asia in Jakarta rejects being sponsored by tobacco companies. The festival will be held in Jakarta April 6. Obscene Extreme Asia is a franchise of the music festival from the Czech Republic.
Tempo Magazine (id)
added Jan 29, 2013 13:17
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[India] NGO objects to Bollywood song for trivialising tobacco laws

A NGO has raised objection to a song of Bollywood film 'Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola' for purposefully trivialising the impact of laws regulating display of tobacco usage in film scenes, and asked the Health Ministry and the film-maker to remove it.
PTI - Press Trust of India (in)
added Jan 18, 2013 15:00
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[UK] E-Lites set to unveil e-cigarette campaign featuring Gangnam style dancing baby

The 30 second ad spearheads a multimillion pound marketing campaign including print and digital advertising, PR and social media. The ad shows a family gathered at home for a party, with the father then going outside to smoke a cigarette. While he is aw
The Drum (uk)
added Jan 15, 2013 14:12
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[Indonesia] LETTER: MYERS: Tobacco and the Stars

Re "Why Do Stars Think It's O.K. To Sell Soda?," ... With top performers pushing tobacco to children, and few laws to regulate tobacco, it's not surprising that Indonesia has the highest smoking rate for males in the world. Artists like Weezer shouldn't b
New York Times
added Jan 12, 2013 05:01
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Weezer: You just became a part of the problem!

On January 8th, Weezer (a popular American band) performed at a tobacco-industry sponsored concert in Jakarta, Indonesia. Tobacco-sponsored concerts are outlawed in the U.S. and most nations because tobacco use remains the #1 cause or preventable death a
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Jan 11, 2013 15:05
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