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[Singapore] Wanted: Public feedback on move to ban the display of cigarettes at stores
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong, who announced the public consultation today at the launch of the National Smoking Control Campaign, said the proposed ban aims to protect the young from the harms of tobacco advertising.
Jun 1, 2013
AsiaOne (sg)
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Jun 1, 2013 10:37
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[Asia, Singapore] HPB launches public consultation exercise on tobacco control measures
The Health Promotion Board wants the public's views on what should be done to lower smoking rates in Singapore. While its public consultation exercise was launched on Saturday, some smokers have taken a further step forward -- by pledging to quit in 28 d
Jun 1, 2013
Channel NewsAsia (sg)
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Jun 1, 2013 10:36
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[Asia, Singapore] Retailers lend support to World No Tobacco Day
More retailers across the island lent their support in the fight against smoking on World No Tobacco Day by voluntarily suspending the sale of tobacco products on Friday.
May 31, 2013
Channel NewsAsia (sg)
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May 31, 2013 13:05
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[Asia, Singapore] Retailers to suspend cigarette sales on Friday to mark World No Tobacco Day
Step into a coffee shop or a supermarket on Friday, and chances are you wouldn't be able to buy cigarettes. Major supermarket chains like Cold Storage, Giant, Sheng Siong and NTUC Fairprice and some 145 retailers will suspend tobacco sales as part of Wor
May 30, 2013
Channel NewsAsia (sg)
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May 30, 2013 08:58
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[Asia, Singapore] No cigarette sales at supermarkets and other outlets on 31 May
Major supermarket chains in Singapore, such as NTUC FairPrice, Cold Storage, Sheng Siong and Giant, as well as 145 retailers will not be selling all tobacco products on Friday 31 May.
May 30, 2013
inSing.com (sg)
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May 30, 2013 08:55
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[Singapore] I-CHUN: Smokers not really free to choose
It is fallacious for smokers to cite freedom of choice when: - smokers in Singapore tend to get addicted around the ages of 12 or 13. - addiction to tobacco and damaging one's own health and that of others is no joy. It is an illusory joy stemming from
May 30, 2013
AsiaOne (sg)
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May 30, 2013 01:06
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[Singapore] Awareness of age-related eye problem up 4-fold
In the new survey, as many as 28.1 per cent of the 559 Singaporean respondents aged 21 to 85 were familiar with AMD ... up to 84.1 per cent of respondents also said they knew that smoking was a risk factor of AMD, up from 45.9 per cent in 2006. On top of
May 19, 2013
AsiaOne (sg)
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May 26, 2013 22:40
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Singapore NEA uses a 'bro' to promote smoking ban extension
A concerned 'bro' pops up out of nowhere to warn his 'bros' about an expansion of non-smoking areas in a campaign launched by Singapore's National Environment Agency through BBH Asia Pacific. Launched online and in cinemas this month, the campaign aims
Apr 29, 2013
Campaign Asia (Haymarket Publishing Ltd.) (hk)
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Apr 29, 2013 12:16
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[Asia, Asia-pacific] 18 Vietnamese arrested for selling smuggled tobacco in Singapore
Singaporean authorities said Tuesday that two of 18 Vietnamese nationals arrested earlier this month for selling smuggled tobacco had been fined. Nguyen Thanh Tu, 25, and Truong Thanh Tung, 41, were fined 37,000 Singapore dollars (US$29,800) each as the
Apr 10, 2013
Thanh Nien (vn)
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Apr 10, 2013 15:13
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[Asia, Singapore] 18 Vietnamese contraband cigarette peddlers nabbed
Singapore Customs have smashed a Vietnamese peddling ring dealing in contraband cigarettes and arrested 18 Vietnamese. Over 1,500 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes worth more than S$15,300 were seized in the pre-dawn operation. The duty and goods and ser
Apr 9, 2013
Channel NewsAsia (sg)
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Apr 9, 2013 14:59