Smoking ban
Malaysia seeks to phase out tobacco smoking completely, a world’s first
Malaysia strives to become the first country in the world to put a complete end to smoking of tobacco, starting with the youngest generation.
The...
Japan Tobacco buys Philippine cigarette maker for close to $1 billion
Just shortly after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte imposed a nationwide law that prohibits smoking in public, Japan Tobacco, the world's fourth-largest tobacco manufacturer, thought...
Smoking ban comes into force in the Philippines
Hard times for smokers in the Philippines began on July 23 when a nationwide smoking ban decree signed by President Rodrigo Duterte back in...
Smoking in public in the Philippines now carries up to four months jail time
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte got serious with his plans to ban public smoking all over the country by signing a respective executive order on...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...