Indonesia – The National Committee for Tobacco Control encouraged the public authority to force stricter guideline on the showcase of cigarette commercials by supports focusing on kids and youth. “I think it is important to control cigarette utilization solidly and economically. Allow us to secure the brilliant age and not make a restless age that smokes,” Rita Damayanti, head of …

Singapore – After having conducted several investigations with the aim to seek and get an e-vaporiser distribution network that operated on Telegram arrested, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) finally announced the seizure of over S$200,000 (RM622,009) worth of electronic vaporisers and related components. HSA seized the distributor of the network as well as the residence of the peddlers during a 24-hour …

SINGAPORE – On 1 January 2021, the minimum mandatory age for the purchase, use, possession, selling, and supply of tobacco products will be increased from the existing 20 years to 21. This is the third and final change to the minimum age requirement under the amendments to the Tobacco (Advertising and Sale Control) Act passed in November 2017 by Parliament. …

The government insists it never interfered with state agencies to favour Philip Morris (Thailand) Ltd (PMTL) by lobbying public prosecutors not to press a new charge against the company. On the fourth day of the no-confidence debate, the opposition raised the dispute between Thai agencies and tobacco company Philip Morris to grill the government. Saranwuth Sarankate, a Pheu Thai Party …