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Volume 13 Strictly For Internal Use Only June 2013 Vietnam: WNTD and National Week of Tobacco Control May 25, the ceremony responding to the WNTD and national week of TC has been organized in Hanoi Opera House "National Heritage" with the involvement of 450 participants from National Assembly, Government Office, ministerial, WHO, VINACOSH, TCWGs, mass media and students. WNTD communication materials were widely distributed to hundreds of participants, especially the "No Smoking" sign and SEATCA’s “No TAPs for WNTD” booklet. This booklet was translated into Vietnamese by the SEATCA focal point and shared with the TCWGs as reference. There are dozens of both print and E newspapers that reported this event, plus a live talk show with Dr. Phan Thi Hai- Vice Director of VINACOSH. For more information, please email Ms. Doan Thi Thu Huyen – SIS focal point: [email protected] Cambodia: Warning on TAPS ban June 6, the Phnom Penh Capital City (PPCC) representatives in cooperation with Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) youth launched a campaign to warn cigarette retailers of the ban on tobacco advertising and promotion such as posters at points of sale. CRC youth carrying signboards “tobacco advertising in any form violates the government Sub-Decree” and “Thank you for Not Advertising Cigarette” walked with local authorities to grocery stores and restaurants checking if cigarette advertising existed. When cigarette advertising was found, the youth stood in front of the store or restaurant with the signboards raised up, while the local authorities removed or destroyed the posters. The government issued a sub-decree banning all forms of TAPS in 2011. No cigarette billboards, concerts, ads in newspapers, magazines, TV or radio and on mobile vehicles were found. However, tobacco companies violate the sub-decree by providing incentives to cigarette retailers to put small posters at points of sale. For more information, please email Dr. Mom Kong, [email protected] Coming Soon: Good Governance Consultation, Melaka June 13 – 14, SEATCA in collaboration with WPRO will organize the "Consultation on Good Governance in Tobacco Control", in Melaka, Malaysia. The objectives of the consultation are 1) to strengthen the implementation of WHO FCTC Article 5.3 Guidelines, 2) to engage the cooperation of Anti-Corruption groups in tobacco control and, 3) to identify mechanism to track corrupt practices of the tobacco industry. Check SEATCA website on tobacco industry interference (http://www.industryinterference.seatca.org/ ) where you can download Article 5.3 Toolkit and Template, and check whether your organization is targeted by tobacco industry by applying a Quick-self test and Check-List. For more information, please email: [email protected] Indonesia: Cigarette Production Will Exceed 332 Billion Pieces June 5, Harian Ekonomi Neraca, Indonesia reported: The production of cigarettes will increase to 332 billion sticks by end of this year. The increase will come from expansion plan of factories, addition of new machines, expansion of production lines, and work shift, as well as production increase of a number of giant cigarette factories. Thakolsuk Place, Room 2B, 115 Thoddamri Road, Nakornchaisri, Dusit Bangkok 10300, Thailand www.seatca.org
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Volume 13 Strictly For Internal Use Only June 2013
Vietnam: WNTD and National Week of Tobacco Control May 25, the ceremony responding to the WNTD and national week of TC has been organized in Hanoi Opera House "National Heritage" with the involvement of 450 participants from National Assembly, Government Office, ministerial, WHO, VINACOSH, TCWGs, mass media and students.
WNTD communication materials were widely distributed to hundreds of participants, especially the "No Smoking" sign and SEATCA’s “No TAPs for WNTD” booklet. This booklet was translated into Vietnamese by the SEATCA focal point and shared with the TCWGs as reference.
There are dozens of both print and E newspapers that reported this event, plus a live talk show with Dr. Phan Thi Hai- Vice Director of VINACOSH.
For more information, please email Ms. Doan Thi Thu Huyen – SIS focal point: [email protected]
Cambodia: Warning on TAPS ban June 6, the Phnom Penh Capital City (PPCC) representatives in cooperation with Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) youth launched a campaign to warn cigarette retailers of the ban on tobacco advertising and promotion such as posters at points of sale.
CRC youth carrying signboards “tobacco advertising in any form violates the government Sub-Decree” and “Thank you for Not Advertising Cigarette” walked with local authorities to grocery stores and restaurants checking if cigarette advertising existed. When cigarette advertising was found, the youth stood in front of the store or restaurant with the signboards raised up, while the local authorities removed or destroyed the posters.
The government issued a sub-decree banning all forms of TAPS in 2011. No cigarette billboards, concerts, ads in newspapers, magazines, TV or radio and on mobile vehicles were found. However, tobacco companies violate the sub-decree by providing incentives to cigarette retailers to put small posters at points of sale.
For more information, please email Dr. Mom Kong, [email protected]
Coming Soon: Good Governance Consultation, Melaka
June 13 – 14, SEATCA in collaboration with WPRO will organize the "Consultation on Good Governance in Tobacco Control", in Melaka, Malaysia. The objectives of the consultation are 1) to strengthen the implementation of WHO FCTC Article 5.3 Guidelines, 2) to engage the
cooperation of Anti-Corruption groups in tobacco control and, 3) to identify mechanism to track corrupt practices of the tobacco industry.
Check SEATCA website on tobacco industry interference (http://www.industryinterference.seatca.org/) where you can download Article 5.3 Toolkit and Template, and check whether your organization is targeted by tobacco industry by applying a Quick-self test and Check-List.
For more information, please email: [email protected]
Indonesia: Cigarette Production Will Exceed 332 Billion Pieces
June 5, Harian Ekonomi Neraca, Indonesia reported: The production of cigarettes will increase to 332 billion sticks by end of this year. The increase will come from expansion plan of factories, addition of new machines, expansion of production lines, and work shift, as well as production increase of a number of giant cigarette factories.
Thakolsuk Place, Room 2B, 115 Thoddamri Road, Nakornchaisri, Dusit Bangkok 10300, Thailand www.seatca.org
Volume 13 Strictly For Internal Use Only June 2013
"Tobacco = Addictive Drug" WNTD 2013 Campaign in Thailand
May 30, ASH Thailand and healthcare partners organized the WNTD2013 activity to promote the campaign "Tobacco = Addictive Drug" to public. There was an exhibition of award winning student works done under the project "Creative Media for Health Promotion" which mainly focused on tobacco control issue. The prize-giving ceremony for students was part of the activity. Together with the exhibition, ASH Thailand and partners set up booths
educating people how tobacco can harm their health. In addition, many young actors joined the activity as teen representatives to promote the WNTD Theme of this year.
May 31, Dr. Piyarat Nimpitakpong – SIS focal point – received the WNTD 2013 Award from the Ministry of Public Health (photo: Dr. Piyarat and Dr. Prakit – ASH Thailand).
For more information, please email Ms. Churuee: [email protected]
Lao PDR: MICT meeting to celebrate WNTD2013 May 29, 2013: The MICT organized a meeting with departments in the ministry and the mass media to celebrate World no Tobacco Day 2013.
Main objective of the meeting was to disseminate Article 13 of the WHO FCTC, BAN TOBACCO ADVERTISING, PROMOTIONS AND SPONSORSHIP. Aside from the WHO FCTC Article 13, the meeting sought to update the group on the current Ad Ban situation in other Southeast Asia countries.
The meeting discussed this issue, and the group agreed to work on improving the Ad Ban decree in order to effectively control all forms of tobacco advertising. Participants actively participated and gave their opinion on many matters in Tobacco Control. The meeting was a success, and was concluded by Mr. Bounhap Souliyo, Deputy director of mass media department, Ministry of Information-Culture and Tourism.
For more information, please email Dr. Maniphanh: [email protected]
Philippines: Campaign on TII in TAPS May 31, HealthJustice focused on TII in TAPS and called for a comprehensive ad ban. They conducted the information dissemination via Art installations in four Metro Rail Stations (dead bodies, crime scene situations) with different signs such as "When you promote tobacco, you promote death" "Namatay dahil sa Sigarilyo" (Died because of cigarettes). Volunteers from the government and CSOs also distributed flyers calling for a reform of tobacco
control law for a comprehensive ban on TAPS. A press conference with speakers from Department of Health, Metro Manila Development Authority, SEATCA, HealthJustice and the New Vois Association of the Philippines was held in the morning. For more information, please email Atty. Irene Reyes: [email protected]
SIS Update: PMI’s forecast for tobacco biz in Asia PMI Asia says the tobacco business will prosper in Asia in the long term and cigarette volumes will increase. Excluding China, Asia has a total cigarette volume of about 1.2 trillion sticks. PMI’s revenue from Asia is the largest net revenue pool for the industry - an estimated $36 billion in 2012. Vietnam and Indonesia’s volume is growing, and it sold over 100 billion sticks in Indonesia.
After Marlboro Ice Blast, PMI introduced the “Be Marlboro” campaign in Asia. Tax increase works because after tax increase in Philippines - PMI’s volume declined by 43% in the first Q reflecting smokers reduce consumption when price increases.
Thakolsuk Place, Room 2B, 115 Thoddamri Road, Nakornchaisri, Dusit Bangkok 10300, Thailand www.seatca.org
