Social media is a popular platform in Indonesia to promote tobacco products. There is a rising number of social media users in the country, with 170 million current users, and almost half or 43% is composed of young people below 24 years old. This study monitored selected influencers on Instagram who were promoting e-cigarettes. Posts …
Nikkei Inc’s 26th International Conference on the Future of Asia proceeded on 20-21 May, minus the sponsorship of Philip Morris International (PMI). Following the decision from several leaders to withdraw from the conference because of the tobacco sponsorship, just days before the conference, on 17 May, PMI pulled out its sponsorship. The session in which PMI’s CEO, Jacek …
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Vaping groups in Asia are stepping-up their noise level to drown-out the important QUIT message during World No Tobacco Day. Since vaping is already banned in five ASEAN countries, and in more than 40 countries/ jurisdictions around the world, these groups have declared their own World Vape Day on May 30 to celebrate “personal stories” …
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Updated in August 2020 Background R Street Institute was established by Eli Lehrer, a former employee of the Heartland Institute, an organization which had previously accepted donations from Altria (owner of Philip Morris USA) in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.[1],[2] The Institute identifies itself as “a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public policy research organization…(with the) mission …
Updated in August 2020 Background Factasia.org is a Hong Kong-based independent consumer advocacy group working across the Asia-Pacific region. The organization states on its website that it does not speak for or represent the tobacco industry;[1] instead, its mission is to promote consumer voices in Asia. On the other hand, factasia.org is known to promote …
As defined by Article 5.3 guidelines, unnecessary interactions with the tobacco industry occur when government officials attend social functions sponsored by the industry or when the government enters into a partnership with them. No social distancing with the industry Not even the pandemic prevented some high-level government officials from interacting unnecessarily with the tobacco industry. …
The WHO FCTC defines tobacco control as “a range of supply, demand and harm reduction strategies that aim to improve the health of a population by eliminating or reducing their consumption of tobacco products and exposure to tobacco smoke (Article 1(d)). Proponents of ENDS and HTPs cite this definition as a justification for e-cigarettes and …
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According to Asian TII index, the tobacco industry’s business portfolio is still highly valued for its perceived contributions to economic growth. Consequently, this earns the industry privileges or incentives from governments to expand its business further. Except for Brunei, the tobacco industry continues to enjoy these benefits from governments across Asia. Carving out tobacco industry …
Introduction Lao PDR is a country of 6.6 million people, with a single-party socialist government. It is one of the poorest countries in the world, ranked at No. 139 in the United Nations Human Development Index in 2018.[1] About 34% of the population live on USD 1.25 a day and about 28% live below the …
Singapore is a high-income[1] island country with a population of 6.2 million people, situated just south of peninsular Malaysia. Post-colonization, Singapore was originally a part of Malaysia but became a sovereign nation two years later in 1965. Smoking Prevalence In Singapore, half a dozen of individuals is reported to smoking-related sicknesses each day. About 15% …