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Sri Lankan Court rejects tobacco company\'s stay order on pictorial warnings
Sri Lanka's Court of Appeals today refused to issue a stay order sought by the major cigarette company in the country Ceylon Tobacco Company (CTC) to stop the government from labeling cigarette packets with graphic warnings.
Feb 22, 2013
LankaPage.com
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Feb 25, 2013 11:31
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[Sri Lanka] Verdict of tobacco package health warning on Friday
The court had decided to give a verdict on a case filed against the government’s decision to include graphic images of cancer on cigarette packs on Friday (Feb 22.)
Feb 20, 2013
Sri Lanka News
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Feb 21, 2013 11:08
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[Sri Lanka] Psychiatrists welcome graphic warnings on cigarette packs
The Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists (SLCP) has welcomed the Health Ministry’s decision to order that cigarette packets sold in Sri Lanka should carry graphic warning labels on them.
Jan 31, 2013
The [Sri Lanka] Island (lk)
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Jan 31, 2013 18:28
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Determinants of tobacco use among students aged 13-15 years in Nepal and Sri Lanka: Results from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey, 2007
comprehensive strategies as we proposed along with existing prevention programmes should be tightened to stop them from hazardous behaviours.
Jan 9, 2013
Health Education Journal
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Jan 11, 2013 08:08
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[Sri Lanka] Pictorial warnings on cigarette packs from March
Arrangements have been finalised to include pictorial health warnings on cigarette packets from March 2013, the Health Ministry said yesterday. The pictorial warnings will underline the risks and dangers associated with tobacco smoking, a ministry spok
Jan 1, 2013
Daily News (lk)
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Jan 2, 2013 15:32
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[Sri Lanka] Maldivian girl fined for 12 cigarettes
A Maldivian female student who is studying in Sri Lanka was today ordered to pay a fine of Rs.5, 000 by a Colombo Court for having 12 illegally imported cigarettes in her possession.
Jan 1, 2013
Daily Mirror (lk)
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Jan 1, 2013 12:03
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Sri Lankans spend 10 times of poverty alleviation funds for smoking, says Minister
Sri Lanka Minister of Power and Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka says the poverty cannot be eradicated in the country as long as people waste money for alcohol, smoking and drugs.
Dec 25, 2012
LankaPage.com
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Dec 26, 2012 01:02
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[Sri Lanka] 'Sirimavo Govt, tried utmost to nationalise Ceylon Tobacco'
One of the most haunting memories that the first and only Sri Lankan Executive Chairman of Ceylon Tobacco Co. PLC, Stanley Wanigasekera has during his seven year old tenure as the Head of the local subsidiary of the Fortune 500 listed British American To
Dec 21, 2012
The [Sri Lanka] Island (lk)
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Dec 21, 2012 08:48
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[Sri Lanka] Graphic cigarette pack labelling packs a punch
The National Cancer Institute recently paid a glowing tribute to Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena for obtaining government approval to cover 80 percent of tobacco packaging with Pictorial Health Warnings (PHW).
Dec 12, 2012
Daily News (lk)
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Dec 11, 2012 18:52
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[Sri Lanka] Adolescents smoking: Parents to blame
A study, involving some 6,000 students in grades 10 to 12 conducted by a researcher of the University of Colombo, in the Colombo district, reiterated the fact that many adolescents who smoke remain addicted throughout their lives. It also revealed over 4
Dec 9, 2012
The Nation (lk)
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Dec 8, 2012 15:00