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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 / Manajemen Sampah
Singapore’s polluter-pays scheme faces further delay amid concern over industry stalling tactics
Eksklusif The city-state's beverage container return scheme has been pushed back beyond its launch date – the latest in … -
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Berita / Perkotaan
Stay or go? Jakarta’s coastal communities mull adaptation or migration as the city sinks
As Indonesia's capital is slowly claimed by the Java Sea, thousands of people are losing their homes and … -
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Berita / Manajemen Sampah
Philippine government split on joining coalition to cut plastic production: UN treaty participants
The Philippines' environment agency wants to be part of a group that supports plastic production cuts, but the … -
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Berita / Kebijakan & Keuangan
COP29 presidency reiterates commitment to Paris Agreement as Azerbaijan defends oil and gas expansion
As COP29 president Mukhtar Babayev outlined climate plans for the upcoming talks, Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev said at … -
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Berita / Perkotaan
Tighten legal ambiguity, protect more forests: Singapore conservationists issue wishlist to government
Key asks include looking into having two new nature parks, along with explicit safeguards for the airspace above … -
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Opini / Karbon & Iklim
Climate change poses dire health and human rights risks
Human health relies on healthy ecosystems, but these are under threat. Securing the right to live in a …
