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» AUDIO: ExxonMobil: A 'Private Empire' On The World Stage (2012-05-02)
» Why is tobacco control still a problem in Europe? (Europe) (2012-05-03)
» Table of Contents - February 2012, 22 (suppl 1): Progress on Tobacco Control in Europe: Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Europe Project (Europe) (2012-02-01)
» Higher tobacco taxes 'could save lives' (UK, Europe) (2012-05-03)
» ASEAN-Jakarta HQ now 100% smoke-free (Indonesia, Asia-pacific) (2012-05-03)
» "Thank you for not Smoking" – ASEAN Secretariat Headquarters a 100 percent Smoke-free Building (Indonesia, Asia-pacific) (2012-05-02)
» A kick in the butt: Is the end near for Benson, Marlboro in India? (India) (2012-05-02)
» Asean Secretariat Now A Smoke-free Building (Indonesia, Asia-pacific) (2012-05-02)
» Imperial not ready to quit as China helps growth rebound (China) (2012-05-01)
» Imperial Tobacco Profit Gain Matches Estimates on Prices (2012-05-01)
» Top European Executives See Innovation as Key to Growth (Europe) (2012-04-16)
» Overview (Europe) (2012-04-16)
» Most Honored Companies (Europe) (2012-04-16)
» HUBER: Tobacco from all nations excluded in trade pact (Kentucky) (2012-04-30)
» New rules set more specific smoke-free areas (Iraq) (2012-04-30)
Asia-pacific
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
» "Thank you for not Smoking" – ASEAN Secretariat Headquarters a 100 percent Smoke-free Building (Indonesia, Asia-pacific) (May 2, 12 )
Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA) (my)
» Asean Secretariat Now A Smoke-free Building (Indonesia, Asia-pacific) (May 2, 12 )
PHILIPPINE INFORMATION AGENCY (ph)
» ASEAN-Jakarta HQ now 100% smoke-free (Indonesia, Asia-pacific) (May 3, 12 )
Shanghai Daily (cn)
» ASEAN declares smoke-free headquarters to set healthy example (Indonesia, Asia-pacific) (May 2, 12 )
Australia
Australasian Legal Information Institute
» JT International SA v Commonwealth of Australia; British American Tobacco Australasia Limited & Ors v The Commonwealth of Australia [2012] HCATrans 92 (18 April 2012) (Australia) (Apr 18, 12 )
» JT International SA v Commonwealth of Australia; British American Tobacco Australasia Limited & Ors v The Commonwealth of Australia [2012] HCATrans 93 (19 April 2012) (Australia) (Apr 19, 12 )
» JT International SA v Commonwealth of Australia; British American Tobacco Australasia Limited & Ors v The Commonwealth of Australia [2012] HCATrans 91 (17 April 2012) (Australia) (Apr 17, 12 )
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (au)
» Ban begins on smoking in cars with kids (Australia) (May 1, 12 )
Daily Telegraph/Sunday Telegraph (au)
» Cigarette smugglers beat plain packaging laws (Australia) (May 3, 12 )
Financial Times (uk)
» Big Tobacco backs Australian law opposers ($$) (Australia) (Apr 29, 12 )
High Court of Australia (au)
» Case S389/2411: British American Tobacco Australasia Limited and Ors v. The Commonwealth of Australia (Australia) (Apr 29, 12 )
KDFW FOX 4 (Dallas, TX)
» Australian study finds smoking leads to increase in sudden infant death syndrome (Texas, Australia) (Apr 29, 12 )
Parramatta (NSW) Advertiser (au)
» Smoking ban reprieve for nine restaurants (Australia) (May 1, 12 )
Plain Pack.com (BATA)
» Plain Packaging – Our View (Australia) (Apr 29, 12 )
Tasmanian Government Media Office
» Cracking Down on Tobacco Sales to Children (Australia) (May 1, 12 )
The Australian (au)
» National class action bid for Big Tobacco health bill (Australia) (May 1, 12 )
West Australian
» Mall traders call for smoking ban (Australia) (May 2, 12 )
Belgium
Tobacco Control
» The influence of a smoking ban on the profitability of Belgian restaurants (Belgium) (Apr 30, 12 )
Bermuda
The Royal Gazette (bm)
» Tobacco: The intriguing story of Bermuda and Virginia (Virginia, Bermuda) (Apr 30, 12 )
Bulgaria
Focus English News (bg)
» Bulgarian customs inspectors seize nearly 5 million illegal cigarettes hidden behind lentils (Bulgaria, Greece) (May 1, 12 )
Republic of Bulgaria Press Office and Public Relations Directorat (bg)
» Over 300 thousand pieces of illegal cigarettes were seized by officers of Chief Directorate “Combating Organized Crime” (Bulgaria) (May 2, 12 )
Canada
Canadian Television (CTV) (ca)
» Province introduces legislation to ban sale of tobacco in pharmacies (Canada) (May 1, 12 )
CBC News (ca)
» 1980s 'safer cigarette' research opposed: former executive (Canada) (May 3, 12 )
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
» Day 22 - Second verse, same as the first.... (Canada) (May 3, 12 )
» Day 21 - A tale of two testimonies: Bédard and Descoteaux (Canada) (May 1, 12 )
» Day 20 - Mr Bédard and Canadian Astroturf (Canada) (Apr 30, 12 )
French Tribune (fr)
» New and Strict Labeling Rules for Tobacco Companies (Canada) (Apr 29, 12 )
Kamloops (BC) Daily News (ca)
» City council to ask province to standardize smoking ban (Canada) (May 1, 12 )
Macleans Magazine
» LAWDAY: Smokers at Alberta pushed too far (Canada) (Apr 30, 12 )
Montreal Gazette (ca)
» Dating: Is Smoking a Deal-breaker for You? (Canada) (Apr 29, 12 )
National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)
» Canadian Federal Excise Stamp Mandatory on Tobacco Products (Canada) (May 2, 12 )
» Ontario C-Stores Applaud Crackdown on Illegal Tobacco Operation (Canada) (Apr 30, 12 )
Toronto (Ont) Star (ca)
» Hot Docs: How the Mohawk tobacco industry caught fire (Canada) (May 3, 12 )
Victoria (BC) Times Colonist (ca)
» LETTER: Outdoor smoking affects other people (Canada) (May 2, 12 )
China
This is London (Associated Newspapers) (uk)
» Imperial not ready to quit as China helps growth rebound (China) (May 1, 12 )
Czech Repulic
Czech Happenings
» Czech press survey - May 3 (Czech Repulic) (May 3, 12 )
Europe
European Journal of Public Health
» Table of Contents - February 2012, 22 (suppl 1): Progress on Tobacco Control in Europe: Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Europe Project (Europe) (Feb 1, 12 )
Institutional Investor.com
» Top European Executives See Innovation as Key to Growth (Europe) (Apr 16, 12 )
» Overview (Europe) (Apr 16, 12 )
» Most Honored Companies (Europe) (Apr 16, 12 )
Oxford University Press Blog
» Why is tobacco control still a problem in Europe? (Europe) (May 3, 12 )
The Parliament Magazine (be)
» Higher tobacco taxes 'could save lives' (UK, Europe) (May 3, 12 )
Fiji
Fiji Times Online (fj)
» Decree good for Fiji, says minister (Fiji) (May 2, 12 )
France
EmpowHER.com
» CODY: Secondhand Smoke Filters Through Apartment Buildings (France, USA) (Apr 29, 12 )
Gambia
Foroyaa Newspaper (gm)
» RAID Workshop Validates Tobacco Control Action-Plan (Gambia) (May 2, 12 )
Greece
Focus English News (bg)
» Bulgarian customs inspectors seize nearly 5 million illegal cigarettes hidden behind lentils (Bulgaria, Greece) (May 1, 12 )
Hong Kong
7thSpace Interactive (portal)
» Customs swoops on illicit cigarette smuggling syndicate in Western Wholesale Food Market (Hong Kong) (Apr 28, 12 )
India
Assam Tribune (in)
» 15 penalised for tobacco-related offences (India) (Apr 29, 12 )
CNN-IBN (in)
» Ban on Gutkha on the cards in Odisha (India) (Apr 29, 12 )
DNA India (in)
» 'Can't let gutkha industry die' (India) (May 2, 12 )
» Ban gutkha, Centre tells Karnataka; CM unaware of advisory (India) (May 2, 12 )
Firstpost.com (in)
» A kick in the butt: Is the end near for Benson, Marlboro in India? (India) (May 2, 12 )
Hindustan Times (in)
» WHO calls for hookah ban in Delhi (India) (May 2, 12 )
New York Daily News
» ''Jannat 2' ad showing Emraan smoking unlawful' (India) (May 3, 12 )
onlinenews.com.pk ONLINE International News Network (pk)
» New carcinogen in smokeless tobacco identified (India) (Apr 29, 12 )
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
» Cigarette warning goes up in smoke over anti-tobacco warnings (India) (May 3, 12 )
The Economic Times (India)
» Cigarette import curbs likely: End of the road for Camel Marlboro, Benson & Hedges? (India) (May 2, 12 )
The Times of India
» Anti-tobacco campaign during IPL (India) (Apr 30, 12 )
» I am not a bad influence: Srinagara Kitty (India) (Apr 29, 12 )
» Hookah parlour raid: Court fines 44 (India) (Apr 29, 12 )
Indonesia
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
» "Thank you for not Smoking" – ASEAN Secretariat Headquarters a 100 percent Smoke-free Building (Indonesia, Asia-pacific) (May 2, 12 )
Business Line (The Hindu)
» Report of US ban on clove-flavoured cigarettes hits spice's price (Indonesia, USA) (May 2, 12 )
Jakarta Post (id)
» Sales up despite anti-smoking campaign (Indonesia) (May 2, 12 )
Malaysian National News Agency (BERNAMA) (my)
» Asean Secretariat Now A Smoke-free Building (Indonesia, Asia-pacific) (May 2, 12 )
PHILIPPINE INFORMATION AGENCY (ph)
» ASEAN-Jakarta HQ now 100% smoke-free (Indonesia, Asia-pacific) (May 3, 12 )
Shanghai Daily (cn)
» ASEAN declares smoke-free headquarters to set healthy example (Indonesia, Asia-pacific) (May 2, 12 )
Iraq
Air Force Times
» New rules set more specific smoke-free areas (Iraq) (Apr 30, 12 )
Ireland
Irish Independent (ie)
» O'REILLY: Cigarettes: I'm giving up my first love... at 30 (Ireland) (May 1, 12 )
» Declan Lynch: Last luxury goes up in a puff of smoke (Ireland) (Apr 29, 12 )
Israel
Arutz Sheva (IsraelNationalNews.com)
» Government Bans Smoking at Western Wall (Israel) (May 2, 12 )
» Knesset Creates New No-Smoking Zones (Israel) (May 2, 12 )
Jerusalem Post
» C'tee bans smoking in some outdoor areas (Israel) (May 3, 12 )
» Smoking to be banned at bus stops, outdoor concerts (Israel) (May 2, 12 )
» Majority supports expansion of anti-smoking law (Israel) (May 1, 12 )
» Majority supports expansion of anti-smoking law (Israel) (May 1, 12 )
Japan
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
» Japan Tobacco's Bright Light (Japan) (Apr 29, 12 )
Kenya
The Standard (ke)
» Tobacco firm says tax regime favouring rival (Kenya) (Apr 29, 12 )
Korea - South
AsiaOne (sg)
» Korea to toughen rules on tobacco packaging in Dec (Korea - South) (May 1, 12 )
Malawi
Malawi Today (mw)
» Tobacco production down 67 percent in Kasungu (Malawi) (May 3, 12 )
Maldives
Minivan News (mv)
» MMPRC confirms appointment of Ruder Finn for international PR (Maldives) (Apr 29, 12 )
Mid-east
Gulf News (ae)
» Health ministry plans tough measures to curb smoking (Uae, Mid-east) (Apr 30, 12 )
New Zealand
Independent Newspapers Ltd. / STUFF (nz)
» Government Budget Will Target Students And Smokers (New Zealand) (May 1, 12 )
New Zealand Herald
» Tapu Misa: Tobacco bullies should back off (New Zealand) (Apr 30, 12 )
Otago Daily Times (nz)
» Anger over candy cigarettes (New Zealand) (May 1, 12 )
Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aoteoroa (RNZ) (nz)
» PM not ruling out increase in tax on tobacco products (New Zealand) (May 2, 12 )
Sun Live (nz)
» $700K spend on smokes deters youth (New Zealand) (May 1, 12 )
TV3 (nz)
» Cigarette prices to rise again (New Zealand) (May 2, 12 )
Whangarei Northern Advocate (nz)
» Pub wins 5 year smoking battle (New Zealand) (May 1, 12 )
Pakistan
(Karachi, Pakistan) Business Recorder (pk)
» Cigarette makers: DGI&I for forensic audit of two MNCs (Pakistan) (Apr 29, 12 )
Daily Times (pk)
» Cigar shop inaugurated in Islamabad (Pakistan) (Apr 29, 12 )
Pakistan Observer (pk)
» LETTER: Child smoking (Pakistan) (May 1, 12 )
Philippines
ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation (ph)
» Environment linked to unhealthy behavior (Philippines) (May 3, 12 )
Business Mirror (ph)
» UNCIANO: The power to tax is not the power to destroy (Philippines) (May 3, 12 )
» Sin tax to abet smuggling, say US business groups (Philippines, USA) (May 3, 12 )
PHILIPPINE INFORMATION AGENCY (ph)
» DTI-Caraga strengthens advocacy campaign on Tobacco Act (Philippines) (Apr 29, 12 )
Russia
RT TV / TV Novosti (ru)
» Russian Excise Duty Hikes to Spur Contraband – Business (Russia) (May 2, 12 )
Saudi Arabia
Arab News (sa)
» LETTER: Campaign against smoking (Saudi Arabia) (May 2, 12 )
Singapore
Bangkok Post (th)
» Hubble-bubble spells trouble (Thailand, Singapore) (May 1, 12 )
TODAYonline (sg)
» LETTER: Ban smoking at army camps (Singapore) (May 4, 12 )
Sri Lanka
Daily News (lk)
» Chinese men with ‘wrong’ fags get fine (Sri Lanka) (May 4, 12 )
» Several smoke-free laws mooted (Sri Lanka) (Apr 30, 12 )
Tanzania
IPP Media (tz)
» Tobacco farmers tipped off on how to sell the produce and procure loans (Tanzania) (May 3, 12 )
» Manyoni starts demo farms in tobacco estates (Tanzania) (May 2, 12 )
Thailand
Bangkok Post (th)
» Hubble-bubble spells trouble (Thailand, Singapore) (May 1, 12 )
Turkey
Bloomberg News
» Turkey Cigarette Tax Would Quicken Inflation, BGC Says (Turkey) (May 2, 12 )
Uae
Gulf News (ae)
» Health ministry plans tough measures to curb smoking (Uae, Mid-east) (Apr 30, 12 )
Uae: Dubai
7 Days (ae)
» LETTER: Smokers asked to ‘air off’ after they stub out (Uae: Dubai) (Apr 29, 12 )
Uae: Sharjah
Emirates 24|7 (ae)
» Sharjah blaze: 1 cigarette 'burns' 2,500 people (Uae: Sharjah) (Apr 30, 12 )
» Groceries unhappy with ban on cigarette sale (Uae: Sharjah) (May 1, 12 )
» VIDEO: Sharjah blaze: How 1 cigarette 'burnt' 2,500 people for millions (Uae: Sharjah) (Apr 30, 12 )
Kahlee Times (ae)
» Tobacco war goes to Sharjah supermarkets (Uae: Sharjah) (May 3, 12 )
UK
BBC Online
» Nottingham tobacco workers in protest over parking levy (UK) (Apr 30, 12 )
Belfast Telegraph (uk)
» Tobacco ads 'target young children' (UK) (Apr 26, 12 )
British American Tobacco (BAT)
» Speech by Richard Burrows, Chairman at the British American Tobacco p.l.c. 2012 Annual General Meeting (UK) (Apr 26, 12 )
» Interim management statement for the three months ended 31 March 2012 (UK) (Apr 26, 12 )
» Plain packaging in the United Kingdom (UK) (Apr 29, 12 )
Cambridge Evening News (uk)
» Cancer campaigners call for end to the cigarette 'packet racket' (UK) (Apr 30, 12 )
Cancer Research UK (uk)
» People fail to list persistent cough as a lung cancer warning (UK) (Apr 30, 12 )
Disability Now (uk)
» Row flares over charity's fag funding (UK) (May 2, 12 )
Electronic Telegraph (uk)
» Upbeat Imperial Tobacco helps equities higher (UK) (May 2, 12 )
Hemel Gazette (uk)
» Kyle’s puffed his way through three marathons (UK) (Apr 30, 12 )
MSN UK (uk)
» Call for sight warnings on tobacco (UK) (May 1, 12 )
Newstrack India (in)
» Alarming number of teens taking up deadly habit of smoking Shisha (UK) (Apr 29, 12 )
Southern Daily Echo (uk)
» Call for cigarette warning over blindness (UK) (May 1, 12 )
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
» Stress levels and smoking: Why your dad's bad habits may have wrecked your genes (UK) (May 2, 12 )
» ONE THIRD of people living in apartment must regularly smell second-hand smoke (New York, UK) (Apr 30, 12 )
» No treatment for smokers or the obese: Doctors back measures to deny procedures for those with unhealthier lifestyles (UK) (Apr 29, 12 )
The Observer (uk)
» Doctors back denial of treatment for smokers and the obese (UK) (Apr 28, 12 )
The Parliament Magazine (be)
» Higher tobacco taxes 'could save lives' (UK, Europe) (May 3, 12 )
The Scotsman (uk)
» Vicky Crichton: Plain packaging will help make smoking less cool (UK, UK-Scotland) (Apr 30, 12 )
The Sun (uk)
» Non-smoking grandad fined £50 for cig butt stuck to shoe (UK) (Apr 30, 12 )
» Bursting hookah smokers’ bubbles (UK) (Apr 29, 12 )
This is Devon (Western Morning News) (uk)
» Plain packets 'could pay off' (UK) (May 1, 12 )
Thorax (British Thoracic Society)
» Early diagnosis of lung cancer: evaluation of a community-based social marketing intervention [FREE FULL TEXT] (UK) (Apr 30, 12 )
» Knowledge of lung cancer symptoms and risk factors in the UK: development of a measure and results from a population-based survey (UK) (Apr 30, 12 )
Wigan Observer (uk)
» Smokers struggling to stay quitters! (UK) (May 2, 12 )
UK-Northern Ireland
4NI-Northern Ireland on the Internet (uk)
» 1,800 Work Drivers Caught Smoking (UK-Northern Ireland) (Apr 30, 12 )
Belfast Telegraph (uk)
» Northern Ireland smokers flout law in work vehicles (UK-Northern Ireland) (Apr 30, 12 )
» LETTER: Fuming over audacity of A&E staff smokers (UK-Northern Ireland) (Apr 30, 12 )
UK-Scotland
The Scotsman (uk)
» Vicky Crichton: Plain packaging will help make smoking less cool (UK, UK-Scotland) (Apr 30, 12 )
UK-Wales
This is South Wales (uk) (Evening Post)
» Smokers told of fire danger (UK-Wales) (May 2, 12 )
USA
Business Line (The Hindu)
» Report of US ban on clove-flavoured cigarettes hits spice's price (Indonesia, USA) (May 2, 12 )
Business Mirror (ph)
» Sin tax to abet smuggling, say US business groups (Philippines, USA) (May 3, 12 )
EmpowHER.com
» CODY: Secondhand Smoke Filters Through Apartment Buildings (France, USA) (Apr 29, 12 )
Zimbabwe
Financial Gazette (zw)
» Tobacco sales rake in US$236m (Zimbabwe) (Apr 27, 12 )