Singapore: Bill To Enforce Plain Packaging For Tobacco Products Passed In Parliament
February 11, 2019: New restrictions on cigarette packaging will be introduced in Singapore, after amendments to the Tobacco (Control of Advertisements and Sale) Bill were passed in Parliament on Monday (Feb 11). All tobacco products will be have to be sold in plain packaging.
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Pakistan To Print New Pictorial Health Warning On Cigarette Packs, Outers
January 29, 2019: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination has issued a Notification to print new Pictorial Health Warning (PHW) on cigarette packs and outers. The size of new warning has been increased from 50% to 60%.
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Malaysia: Survey Shows Seven Out 10 Shops Get Incentives From Tobacco Groups
January 26, 2019: Roughly seven out of 10 retailers are participants of incentive programmes offered by tobacco companies as part of the latter’s promotional tactics and to boost cigarettes sales, a survey released yesterday has revealed.
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Australia comes to UK's rescue over plain packaging laws after Brexit
January 09, 2019: London: Australia has come to the rescue of Britain, providing the government with its world-leading plain packaging images for cigarettes, to use free-of-charge in the case of a chaotic no deal Brexit.
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