13th December 2024 - Asia, Bangladesh |
Bangladesh: The interim government has decided to add e-cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) to the list of prohibited items under the Import
12th December 2024 - Asia, Indonesia |
Indonesia: Merrijantij Punguan Pintaria, director of Beverages, Tobacco Products and Refreshment Materials within the Ministry of Industry, said that the draft regulations introducing
11th December 2024 - Asia, Indonesia |
Indonesia: Former director of research policy and cooperation at the World Health Organization (WHO) Tikki Pangestu said that, in order to reduce the
10th December 2024 - Asia, Thailand |
Thailand: A parliamentary committee is finalising its report on measures to regulate e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs) in an effort to protect
10th December 2024 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) commissioner Romeo Lumagui said in a social media post that online vape sellers still need to pay the
10th December 2024 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has reacted to social media posts by two vape companies, Flare and Shft, in which they
9th December 2024 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: Public health advocacy group HealthJustice has called for a total ban on e-cigarettes. After Vietnam's National Assembly approved a resolution to ban e-cigarettes from
9th December 2024 - Asia, India |
India: Two members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP, the ruling party), Shalini Yadav and Shehzad Poonawala, have called for stricter enforcement of anti-tobacco laws,
9th December 2024 - Asia, Taiwan |
Taiwan: Today, the Ministry of Health and Welfare released the findings of the 2023 Youth Smoking Behavior Survey. The survey reported a 4.8%
4th December 2024 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: According to a social media post by Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) commissioner Romeo D Lumagui Jr., the BIR has seized more
4th December 2024 - Asia, Indonesia |
Indonesia: Cashtry Meher, a health practitioner and member of the National Democratic Party (NasDem), which currently holds 69 seats in the parliament, has
3rd December 2024 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: Senator Sherwin Gatchalian from the majority bloc Nationalist People’s Coalition party has filed Senate Resolution 1243, calling for an investigation into revenue
2nd December 2024 - Asia, Vietnam |
Vietnam: The National Assembly unanimously agreed to ban the production, trading, import, storage, transportation, and use of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco from 2025.
29th November 2024 - Asia, Jordan |
Jordan: The director general of the Anti-Smuggling Directorate of Jordan Customs, Jalal Al-Qudah, told the press that the agency’s efforts resulted in the
28th November 2024 - Asia, Hong Kong |
Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health, a government-funded statutory body, has called for banning e-cigarette possession due to their
26th November 2024 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has issued a press release informing that it has lifted the suspension of trading activities for vape
25th November 2024 - Asia, Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyzstan: President Sadyr Japarov has signed the Law on Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Sphere of Protecting
25th November 2024 - Asia, Bahrain |
Bahrain: The Court of Cassation has ordered a local company to pay nearly BHD3m ($7.98m) for evading excise taxes on “e-liquids” and “pre-filled
22nd November 2024 - Asia, Israel |
Israel: The Tax Authority reported that it stopped an attempt to smuggle e-cigarettes worth more than ILS13m ($3.5m) in unpaid taxes.
21st November 2024 - Asia, Malaysia |
Malaysia: A former king of Malaysia (January 2019 to January 2024) and the current sultan of the state of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin
19th November 2024 - Asia, Philippines |
Philippines: Yesterday, 18th November, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported the seizure of PHP5.07bn ($86m) in smuggled vape products during the first ten
15th November 2024 - Asia, Singapore |
Singapore: On 13th November 2024, the Ministry of Health (MOH) released a parliamentary question and answer titled “Measures to Curb Vaping in Schools and
14th November 2024 - Asia, Indonesia |
Indonesia: Concerns over the draft regulations setting out plain packaging requirements for tobacco and nicotine products continue to grow in Indonesia. Willy Aditya of the NasDem
12th November 2024 - Asia, Vietnam |
Vietnam: Following yesterday’s question-and-answer session between ministries and the National Assembly, the Ministry of Health proposed a resolution to the National Assembly to ban e-cigarettes
12th November 2024 - Asia, China |
China: At the 20th National Academic Seminar on Tobacco Control and Health, Zhi Xiuyi, vice-president of the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control, said
11th November 2024 - Asia, Thailand |
Thailand: In a meeting today, the National Tobacco Products Control Committee agreed to propose that the government promote the “1 province, 1 hospital:
11th November 2024 - Asia, Vietnam |
Vietnam: Today, during a question-and-answer session between ministries and the National Assembly, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said it had agreed with the
8th November 2024 - Asia, Bangladesh |
Bangladesh: The Advisory Council of Interim Government has sent the draft of amendments to the Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) Act back
7th November 2024 - Asia, South Korea |
South Korea: An official from the Planning and Finance Committee in the parliament said that there is a high possibility that bills amending
7th November 2024 - Asia, China |
China: Today, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration has released information on three cases of companies selling non-compliant e-cigarettes. These cases involve companies selling
7th November 2024 - Asia, Taiwan |
Taiwan: Today, Taiwan’s Education and Culture Committee of the Legislative Yuan invited officials from the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health and Welfare
6th November 2024 - Asia, Malaysia |
Malaysia: The Malaysian Vapers Alliance (MVA) has urged the Ministry of Health to reconsider the display ban on vape products that is set
6th November 2024 - Asia, Thailand |
Thailand: Today, Panumas Yanwetsakul, director-general of the Department of Disease Control, has highlighted the health risks of e-cigarettes and their increasing popularity among
5th November 2024 - Asia, Malaysia |
Malaysia: Health minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad has reportedly said that since 1st October 2024, the date of entry into force of the
5th November 2024 - Asia, Uzbekistan |
Uzbekistan: The Ministry of Economy and Finance has adopted the decision on “Approving the guidelines on the procedure for applying excise stamps to tobacco products
5th November 2024 - Asia, Uzbekistan |
Uzbekistan: The Cabinet of Ministers has adopted the decision “On approval of the regulation on the procedure for the implementation of customs control during
4th November 2024 - Asia, Indonesia |
Indonesia: Legislator Nurhadi has warned that the implementation of the draft regulations developing the government regulations that established a comprehensive regulatory framework for tobacco and nicotine products could
4th November 2024 - Asia, Vietnam |
Vietnam: On 1st November, the government issued decree 144/2024/ND-CP amending import duties. Tobacco substitutes, products for “smoking without burning” containing nicotine, e-liquids for
4th November 2024 - Asia, Thailand |
Thailand: On 2nd November, the Thai government highlighted prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s focus on preventing and controlling the illegal movement of e-cigarettes and
31st October 2024 - Asia, Thailand |
Thailand: The Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth), operating independently in the country under the oversight of the prime minister’s office, recently held a
30th October 2024 - Asia, Thailand |
Thailand: During a recent meeting with the National Health Commission, deputy prime minister Prasert Jantarawongthong and minister of public health Somsak Thepsuthin both
29th October 2024 - Asia, China |
China: Today, the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control, the country’s first and largest and tobacco control organisation, reposted an article highlighting a rise
28th October 2024 - Asia, India |
India: A survey from Doctors Against Addiction (DAAD), conducted in partnership with Saizen Global Insights & Consulting, indicates an enhanced tolerance towards harm-reduction
28th October 2024 - Asia, Indonesia |
Indonesia: The head of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) of the Jakarta region, Diana Dewi, has urged the Ministry of
28th October 2024 - Asia, Indonesia |
Indonesia: The Ministry of Agriculture is concerned about the potential impact of the draft regulations setting out plain packaging provisions for tobacco and
28th October 2024 - Asia, Kuwait |
Kuwait: During a conference on Tobacco Control organised by the Kuwait Association against Smoking and Cancer in cooperation with the Ministry of Health,