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Customs swoops on illicit cigarette smuggling syndicates in Man Kam To and Lok Ma Chau
Hong Kong Customs yesterday (June 13) and today (June 14) swooped on two illicit cigarette smuggling syndicates in Man Kam To and Lok Ma Chau Control Points respectively.On board two cross-boundary lorries, a total of 240 boxes containing 1.75 million...
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Man suspected in tobacco shop break-ins
Police say the man arrested outside a tobacco store early Wednesday may be connected to nearly 20 similar break-ins. At 1:04 a.m. a Will County Sheriff’s deputy was on patrol and noticed a blue Chevrolet Impala alone in the lot outside Smokers Expo, 12330...
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Nomura Reiterates Reduce on Imperial Tobacco Group
Nomura reiterated their reduce rating on shares of Imperial Tobacco Group (LON: IMT) in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday. The firm currently has a $34.81 (2166 GBX) target price on the stock. Several other analysts have also recently commented...
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Uganda: The Dangers You Did Not Know About Tobacco
When people talk about tobacco and its negative effects, most think only of lung cancer and perhaps, red lips and blackened fingers. But tobacco causes a lot more harm to the body than that. Worse still, tobacco affects not only those who intentionally...
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Russia faces ‘battle’ over anti-smoking bill
The Cabinet of Ministers’ unanimous approval of a controversial anti-smoking bill was the latest salvo in the debate over how to tackle Russia’s tobacco addiction. As a result, some government officials are preparing for what they say will be a “battle”...
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Russia's Medvedev calls for ban of tobacco ads
Russia's Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday called for a ban on all tobacco ads, as the government prepares a bill that would also phase out smoking in public. World Health Organization says that some 40 percent of Russia's adult population smokes,...
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Now, anti-tobacco spots during films
Bollywood films with smoking scenes will no longer be automatically rated U/A. However, anti-tobacco spots and an audio-visual disclaimer at the beginning of the film and during the interval will have to be played during the screening of such films, according...
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Big Tobacco To Participate In Trans-Pacific Trade Talks In San Diego
On Monday, government officials from Singapore, Chile, New Zealand, Brunei, Australia, Peru, Vietnam and the U.S. will converge on the Hilton Bayfront to discuss the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement which would promote trade between growing...
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Robbers grab cigarettes from convenience stores
Police are investigating a link between two convenience store robberies in the east end of the city early Thursday. At 1:30 a.m., a man robbed a store in the 600-block of Watt Street of a quantity of cigarettes. Then, just before 6 a.m., two men robbed...
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Tobacco Monopoly rethinks Rojana plan
The Thailand Tobacco Monopoly (TTM) is reconsidering its plan to build a second tobacco production plant worth 20 billion baht at Rojana Industrial Park in Ayutthaya for fear of inundation, says Deputy Finance Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom. Mr Boonsong,...
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Illegal sales of tobacco a target of effort
The Fort Dodge Police Department has taken a pledge to make sure tobacco doesn't get in the hands of the city's youths. The Iowa Pledge, which is a partnership with the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division, aims both to educate local retailers on what could...
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Myra Abubakar remains optimistic about anti-smoking ordinance
Attempts to ban smoking in public places in Zamboanga City have met with mixed reactions, but Councilor Myra Paz-Abubakar of District 1 remains optimistic that the anti-smoking ordinance she authored will be passed this year. The final public hearing...
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Study warns against shisha pipe use
Spending one hour smoking flavoured tobacco through a shisha pipe can be the same as inhaling the smoke of 100 cigarettes, a charity has warned. British Heart Foundation (BHF) Scotland issued the warning about the exotic water pipes as thousands of Scots...
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Detox no smoking policy leads to patient drop-offs
A number of recent changes at the provincial addictions facility have freed more beds for Islanders with substance abuse problems, but a new smoke-free policy has led some to abandon their detox treatments entirely. Margaret Kennedy, director of mental...
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British American and Imperial light up tobacco sector
Tobacco stocks were performing well on Monday afternoon with sector giants British American and Imperial lighting up the category. The stocks were up 0.74% and 0.79%, respectively, by 15:44 in London. One possible reason for the lift could be a broker...
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Nepal cracks down on smoking in public
Cheap pall mall cigarettes at: pallmallcigs.netau.net online with worldwide shipping. Police in Nepal say they have briefly detained dozens of people at the start of a crackdown on smoking in public places. POLICE official Jaya Bahadur Chand said on Thursday...
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Tobacco Farmers and Factories Talks Stalled Over Prices
The meeting at the Industry Office of Jember that lasted more than four hours between the representatives of tobacco growers and tobacco warehouses in Jember failed to reach an agreement on the standard purchase price of tobacco. "We can t wait for a...
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Mo Yan speaks for deluxe cigarette brand?
It was rumored on the Internet yesterday that Mo Yan, the Nobel literature laureate of 2012, acts as advertising spokesperson for a deluxe cigarette brand of his hometown Shandong, E China. The brand "Taishan Foguang", literally meaning "Buddha's light...
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House panel warns FDA off regulating 'premium cigars'
A congressional committee moved Tuesday to exempt so-called "premium hand-rolled cigars" from oversight by the Food and Drug Administration. The carve-out, backed in large part by lawmakers from Florida with close ties to cigar makers, wouldn't outright...
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Tobacco Tax Hike Set To Pass
MPs are set to pass into law tobacco tax increases when Parliament resumes today. Question Time at 2pm promises to be a fiery affair after a two week adjournment full of ongoing controversial events including more accusations over the Kim Dotcom saga...
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Utahns in addiction treatment must tackle tobacco, too
To kick their illegal addictions, the women at Salt Lake City’s House of Hope must also tackle their gateway drug: tobacco. While smoke breaks were once built into therapy, the substance abuse treatment center has banned tobacco from its campuses. "It’s...
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Russia Smoking Ban Bars Tobacco Ads And Public Smoking
Russia's government has OKed a bill that would ban smoking in public and tobacco ads. The government on Thursday approved a landmark deal that would crack down on smoking in a country where 44 million people, or 40 percent of adults, light up. The approval...
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Packaging, tick: now the targets are additives, nicotine and a timed ban
Welcoming the imposition in Australia on Saturday of mandatory plain packaging for tobacco products, an anti-tobacco campaigner said there was still more that could be done, according to an Australian Associated Press (AAP) story. From December 1, Australia...
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OC Board Of Health Contemplates Broad Smoking Ban
Orange County public spaces may be cigarette smoke-free soon if government support for a smoking ban continues. A recent Board of Health survey of local government officials shows 90 percent support the ban. Orange County Health Department spokesperson...
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Lodi weighing limits on medical marijuana gardens
The Lodi City Council is pondering banning qualified patients and caregivers from growing medical marijuana outdoors, but still allowing indoor cultivation as long as it is not a public nuisance. The council discussed the issue at a study session meeting...