Production Report – January 2021

Neuseeland

January 18 Voxy
2021 key to getting Smokefree NZ back on track – AVCA
http://www.voxy.co.nz/national/5/380343

January 18 Vapers Digest
2021 Key To Getting Smokefree NZ
https://vapers.org.uk/vapers-digest-18th-january-2/

January 18 Planet of the Vapes
AVCA Believes 2021 Is Key
https://www.planetofthevapes.co.uk/news/vaping-news/2021-01-18_avca-believes-2021-is-key.html

January 18 Scoop
2021 Key To Getting Smokefree NZ Back On Track
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE2101/S00026/2021-key-to-getting-smokefree-nz-back-on-track.htm

Philippinen

January 30 Philippine Star
FDA Scandal Hidden Agenda
https://www.philstar.com/business/2021/01/30/2073976/fda-scandal/amp/

January 29 Manila Times
Foreign Donations May Influence FDA Policy
https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/01/29/news/national/foreign-donations-may-influence-fda-policy/834300/

January 27 Manila Standard
Bloomberg Faces Mounting Pressure to Explain Funding of Philippine FDA
https://manilastandard.net/business/biz-plus/345495/bloomberg-faces-mounting-pressure-to-explain-funding-of-philippines-fda.html

January 27 Maharlika TV
International Pressure Mounts Against Bloomberg’s Interference in the FDA
https://maharlika.tv/2021/01/27/international-pressure-mounts-against-bloombergs-interference-in-ph-fda/

January 27 Metro News Central
Foreign Policy Experts Warn Against Bloomberg’s Influence in Philippine FDA
http://metronewscentral.net/metro-business/foreign-policy-experts-warn-against-bloombergs-influence-in-philippines-fda

January 27 People’s Journal
Bloomberg Faces Mounting Pressure to Explain FDA Funding
https://journal.com.ph/news/nation/bloomberg-faces-mounting-pressure-to-explain-fda-funding/

January 27 People’s Journal
Illicit Donation Vs Transparent Regulation
https://journal.com.ph/editorial/opinion/illicit-donation-vs-transparent-regulation/

January 21 People’s Journal
Experts Find Bloomberg Funding of the FDA Troubling
https://journal.com.ph/news/nation/experts-find-bloombergs-funding-of-fda-troubling/

January 21 Manila Times
Health Experts Want Deeper Probe of the FDA Donation
https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/01/21/news/top-stories/health-experts-want-deeper-probe-of-fda-donations/830098/

January 21 Manila Standard
Bloomberg Donation May Have Violated US Laws – Expert
https://manilastandard.net/business/economy-trade/344914/bloomberg-donation-to-philippines-fda-may-have-violated-us-laws-say-experts.html

January 20 Metro News Central
Expert: Bloomberg Donation to PH FDA leaves a foul taste in the mouth
http://metronewscentral.net/metro-business/expert-bloomberg-donation-to-ph-fda-leaves-a-foul-taste-in-the-mouth

January 20 Maharlika TV
Bloomberg Donation to Philippine FDA May Have Violated US Laws
https://maharlika.tv/2021/01/20/bloomberg-donation-to-philippines-fda-may-have-violated-us-laws/

January 11 Manila Times
Lawmaker reiterates call for FDA Probe
https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/01/11/news/top-stories/lawmaker-reiterates-call-for-fda-probe/

January 11 People’s Journal
Government Policy on Public Health is not for sale
https://journal.com.ph/news/nation/govt-policy-on-public-health-is-not-for-sale

January 10 Manila Standard
Gov’t Policy on Public Health Not for Sale – Solon
https://manilastandard.net/business/power-technology/344056/gov-t-policy-on-public-health-not-for-sale-solon.html

January 10 Maharlika TV
Gov’t Policy on Public Health is Not For sale
https://maharlika.tv/2021/01/10/govt-policy-on-public-health-is-not-for-sale/

January 10 Metro News
Central Congressman Says Gov’t Policy on Public Health is Not For Sale
http://metronewscentral.net/in-and-around-the-metro/congressman-says-govt-policy-on-public-health-is-not-for-sale

Thailand

January 27 Matichon
Police Arrest 9 Suspects for Selling E-Cigarettes
https://bit.ly/3cGKFRT

January 27 Komchadluek
Police Arrest 9 Suspects for Selling E-Cigarettes
https://www.komchadluek.net/news/crime/456495 

January 27 Thai PBS
Police Arrest 9 Suspects for Selling E-Cigarettes
https://www.komchadluek.net/news/crime/456495 

January 26 Bangkok Biz News
The Cabinet Approves Plan for Shops to Seek Tobacco, Alcohol, Card-Selling Licenses Online
https://www.bangkokbiznews.com/news/detail/919338 

January 26 MGR Online
The Cabinet Approves Plan for Shops to Seek Tobacco, Alcohol, Card-Selling Licenses Online
https://mgronline.com/uptodate/detail/9640000008064 

January 26 Thansettakij
The Cabinet Approves Plan for Shops to Seek Tobacco, Alcohol, Card-Selling Licenses Online
https://www.thansettakij.com/content/normal_news/466192 

January 25 Post Today
Thailand is Set to Protest Philippines’ Plan to Cut Thai Products’ Tariff Privileges over Cigarette Row
https://www.posttoday.com/economy/news/643589 

January 22 Komchadluek
E-Cigarettes Used among Assumption College Sriracha Students
https://www.komchadluek.net/news/crime/456495 

January 22 Thairath
E-Cigarettes Used among Assumption College Sriracha Students
https://www.thairath.co.th/news/local/bangkok/2016971 

January 22 Thairath
Anti-Smoking Figures Warn MP against Trying to Scrap E-Cigarette Ban
https://www.thairath.co.th/

January 22 MGR Online
Anti-Smoking Figures Warn MP against Trying to Scrap E-Cigarette Ban
https://mgronline.com/politics/detail/9640000006616 

January 22 Bangkok Biz News
Selling E-Cigarettes in Smaller-Than-Packet Volume is a Crime
https://www.bangkokbiznews.com/news/detail/918817 

January 21 Bangkok Today
E-Cigarette Advocates Say Thailand’s Tobacco Control Flops, Demand E-Cigarette Ban Scrapped
https://bit.ly/3cGKFRT

January 20 Matichon
Philippines Threatens to Cut Thai Products’ Tariff Privileges in Retaliation against Cigarette Row
https://www.matichon.co.th/economy/news_2538466

January 20 Bangkok Biz News
WHO Says Smoking Cigarette/E-Cigarettes Raises Risk of Severe TB Symptoms
https://www.bangkokbiznews.com/news/detail/918329

January 19 Matichon
Sharing Cigarette, E-Cigarette, Smoking Space Raises COVID-19 Risk
https://www.matichon.co.th/news-monitor/news_2536689

January 19 Komchadluek
MP Urges Government to Review E-Cigarette Ban
https://www.komchadluek.net/news/regional/455660

January 16 Thai Post
Roadshow Starts to Prevent Youth from Smoking, Smoking 1 E-Cigarette Equals Smoking 15 Cigarettes
https://www.thaipost.net/main/detail/89971

January 14 Daily News
Cigarettes Can Lead to Narcotics
https://www.dailynews.co.th/article/818918 

January 13 Komchadluek
Academics Recommend Cigarette Tax Reform for Benefits to All
https://www.komchadluek.net/news/economic/455021 

January 12 Khaosod
Smoking Causes Heart Diseases, Giving Up Cigarettes is Easier Than Public Has Thought
https://www.khaosod.co.th/newspaper/newspaper-inside-pages/news_5712114 

January 11 Thairath
Tobacco Ranks No. 2 on Smuggled List
https://www.thairath.co.th/news/business/2010144 

January 10 MGR Online
E-Cigarettes Worth Bt1.6 Million from Malaysia Intercepted
https://mgronline.com/south/detail/9640000002348

January 7 Kapook
Heavy Smokers Risk Developing Severe Symptoms of COVID-19
https://covid-19.kapook.com/view236002.html

January 7 Prachachat
Disease Control Department Warns Smoking Raises COVID-19 Risks
https://www.prachachat.net/general/news-589678

January 6 Khaosod
Five Best Ways to Kick Smoking Habit
https://www.khaosod.co.th/lifestyle/news_5679445

January 4 Komchadluek
International Experts Recommend Legalization of E-Cigarettes, Ban on E-Cigarette Advertising
https://www.komchadluek.net/news/regional/454082

January 2 MGR Online
Does E-Cigarette Ban Favor Smuggling Gangs?
https://mgronline.com/daily/detail/9630000134028