Press Releases / #tobacco
Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance
Asia Pacific cities gear up for more effective smoke-free implementation
A new Global Alliance for Smoke-Free Tourism was launched at the recent 8th Asia Pacific Smoke-Free Meeting with the theme, “Rising amidst the challenges: Strengthening and sustaining smoke-free implementation and …
Compelled by a Ministry of Health directive issued on Oct. 12, 2021, Myanmar was set to implement standardised …
Emancipate Indonesia
The tobacco industry reaps double benefits from children #SaveSmallHands
Jakarta, 24 August 2021 - Today, Emancipate Indonesia and Lentera Anak Foundation disseminated the study results on how …
SEATCA
SEATCA says new WHO technical manual on tobacco taxation is vital for Covid-19 recovery response
Tobacco use costs the world over USD 1.4 trillion annually from health expenditures and lost productivity, says the …
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Berita / Perkotaan
Deadly floods affect millions across South and Southeast Asia, leaving over $4 billion in loss and damage
Heavy rainfall across the region was caused by the combination of natural phenomena and climate change but in … -
![Tengah, the site of the most secondary forest loss in Singapore's recent history.]()
Singapore is facing diminishing forest cover from competing lands uses – but vulnerable secondary forests could play a … -
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Berita / Karbon & Iklim
COP30 secured a win for civil society – what can future hosts learn from Brazil’s approach to people’s participation?
Climate justice groups celebrated the establishment of a just transition mechanism in Belém, where the COP30 presidency engaged … -
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Berita / Kebijakan & Keuangan
Taiwan issues new governance guidelines to ease local tensions over renewable energy rollout
A year-long government “sandbox” study identifies recurring conflicts in solar, aquaculture-solar, micro-hydropower and geothermal projects, prompting policy reforms … -
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Berita / Pangan & Agrikultur
Asia’s banks are failing to grasp growing food system risks: study
Study warns that Southeast Asian and Indian lenders are overlooking major climate, biodiversity, and public-health risks tied to … -
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Berita / Karbon & Iklim
South Korean province clears CO2-to-eSAF project in push for cleaner aviation fuel
Initiative advances government plans to scale carbon capture and e-fuel technologies to support long-term net zero goals.
