The Health and Family Welfare Ministry of India said on Monday that tobacco-pack health warnings would be increased in size from April 1, according to a story in the latest issue of the BBM Bommidala Group Read More
Indonesia’s Industry Minister has asked the Finance Ministry to review its decision to raise VAT on cigarettes, arguing that the increase would put pressure on cigarette manufacturers to cut jobs, according to a story Read More
Japan Tobacco Inc.’s share price fell to its lowest level in six months after the company agreed to pay about US$5 billion for the international rights to the Natural American Spirit cigarette brand, according Read More
The Japan Tobacco Group of companies (JT) has agreed to buy from Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) the international rights to the Natural American Spirit brand name and associated trademarks, along with the international companies that Read More
An activist in New Zealand has called on the government to follow Australia’s lead in introducing standardized packaging for cigarettes, according to a New Zealand Herald story relayed by the TMA. Smokefree Coalition chairperson, Read More
A petition urging the government of Malaysia to regulate vapor products in the country has attracted 50,000 signatures, according to a Bernama story citing the Malaysian Organisation of Vape Entities (MOVE). MOVE’s president, Samsul Kamal Read More
The illegal trade in cigarettes is rife in County Cork, Ireland, according to a UTV (Ulster Television) story. During the past two weeks, 595,000 illicit cigarettes have been found in Cork, which figure represents about one Read More
Japan Tobacco International is backing an initiative aimed at recycling the UK’s cigarette butts into plastic products, according to a BT story. The initiative will allow smokers to prevent some of the billions of Read More
Japan Tobacco Inc. is in the final stages of negotiations to buy Reynolds American Inc.’s Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company subsidiary, possibly excluding the US rights to the Natural American Spirit brand, according to Read More
Thousands of tobacco farmers in Jember, East Java, have been struggling to market their tobacco this year after their plants were completely or partly damaged by the recent eruptions of Mount Raung, according to a Read More