Flue-cured tobacco auctions are scheduled to begin on Feb. 17 in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, according to a story in the latest issue of the BBM Bommidala Group’s newsletter, quoting the Tobacco Board Read More
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February 11, 2014
New research has indicated that smokers of tobacco cigarettes who use e-cigarettes to try to quit their tobacco habit have better outcomes than those who use no aids or those who used an over-the-counter (OTC) Read More
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February 11, 2014
The United Arab Emirates could ban smoking inside cars if a proposal by the Dubai traffic police chief is taken up, according to an Emirates247.com story. Major General Mohammed Saif Al Zafeen, who heads Read More
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February 11, 2014
Registration has opened for the First Global Forum on Nicotine, which is due to be held at the Marriott Hotel, Warsaw, Poland, June 27–28. The forum, which will be staged by KAC, is set to examine Read More
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February 11, 2014
Cigarette production in Sri Lanka last year, at 4,130 million, was 4.4 percent lower than it was in 2012, 4,320 million, according to a story in The Island. The production figures were provided by the commissioner general of excise, Read More
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February 11, 2014
A secure payment scheme for almost 19,000 retailers has been introduced by Imperial Tobacco’s Moroccan business to remove the need for cash payments. Small shops selling tobacco whose owners do not have access to a Read More
Staff Writer
February 10, 2014
The Philippines’ National Tobacco Administration (NTA) has begun consulting tobacco farmers’ groups in northern Luzon about the revision of the regulations governing the use of cigarette excise tax revenues, according to a story in the Read More
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February 10, 2014
India’s national carrier, Air India, has been reprimanded by the health ministry for advertising and selling e-cigarettes on-board its aircraft, according to a story in the Times of India. In a letter written to Read More
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February 10, 2014
Illicit cigarettes account for more than a quarter of Lithuania’s tobacco product market, according to a Baltic Business Daily story quoting figures from an empty pack survey carried out by Nielsen. But the survey Read More
Staff Writer
February 10, 2014
The Scottish government would be “very confident” of defending plans to bring in standardized packaging for cigarettes if there were a legal challenge from tobacco companies, according to a Herald Scotland story quoting Public Health Read More
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