Mary Assunta

Small country, big win against a giant

Small country, big win against a giant

Apart from its prowess at football, we hear little about Uruguay, a small South American country with a population of about 3 million. On Friday July 8, Uruguay was handed a monumental victory after a six-year legal battle brought against it by Philip Morris international (PMI). Uruguay’s victory against the world’s largest transnational tobacco company is reverberating hope around the world especially for developing countries.

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Asean urged to enforce large pictorial warnings, plain packaging of tobacco

Asean urged to enforce large pictorial warnings, plain packaging of tobacco

To mark this year’s World No Tobacco Day (May 31), the South-East Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) released a report recognising both achievements and gaps in the tobacco packaging and labeling practices in Asean countries.

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TPPA vs tobacco control - the devil is in the details

TPPA vs tobacco control - the devil is in the details

An important step for tobacco control was achieved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) - tobacco companies cannot use the investor state dispute settlement (ISDS) mechanism to challenge the government’s tobacco control measures.
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If it can self-combust, it must be recalled

If it can self-combust, it must be recalled

Last week there was a little fire inside a Malindo aircraft during its domestic flight when the e-cigarette a passenger was carrying exploded on his lap. Yes, it was spontaneous combustion. The passenger was injured and thank God for the doctor on board who attended to the passenger’s injuries.
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E-cigarettes should be banned

E-cigarettes should be banned

I have been following the reports on e-cigarettes and vaping in the media and wish to raise several important points.
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