Vaping Maker Juul Sounds Out Indonesia for Expansion; Other Asian Countries in Its Sights

... actively considering for expansion include India, South Korea and the Philippines ... par with taxes on traditional cigarettes. But tax collection, particularly from ... . Its products, like most electronic cigarettes, vaporize a liquid containing nicotine ...

Cheap and Cheerful: Street Traders Undervalued in Asia's Cities

... a variety of items including cigarettes, SIM cards for mobile phones ... the local cuisine, he added. India has created a national association ...

Thailand Enters 'War on Sugar' With Tax on Sweetened Beverages

... , including some alcoholic beverages and cigarettes forecast to generate 12 billion ... the sweetener after Brazil and India. Reuters

India's Delhi Government Tells Philip Morris to Remove All Ads

... . The state government in India's capital told Philip Morris ... Philip Morris was promoting Marlboro cigarettes, the world's best- ... . But Philip Morris and India's leading cigarette maker ITC ... be taken," Arora said. India enacted its national tobacco control ...

India Raises Tax on Cigarettes

New Delhi. India has raised the total tax on cigarettes resulting in an ... .31) for every 1,000 cigarettes, adding about 50 billion rupees ... . After GST was rolled out, cigarettes initially became cheaper because the ...

Inside Philip Morris' Campaign to Subvert the Global Anti-Smoking Treaty

... of the deadly nature of cigarettes. A 1989 document revealed one ... said a higher tax on cigarettes would lead to more illicit ... one: the 2016 meeting in India. The 2014 PowerPoint presentation outlined ... over the regulation of e-cigarettes, for instance, and any ...

Max Excise to Curb Smoking, Cover Health Care Deficit in One Swoop: Academics

... . "Now, even clove cigarettes are owned by multinational companies ... produce 'white' cigarettes." Indonesia produced 348 billion cigarettes in 2016. ... smoker after China and India, with 35 percent of ... on the import of cigarettes and requires local manufacturers ...

Philip Morris Jolted by Indian Proposal to Ban Foreign Tobacco Investment

... to foreign investments. India banned foreign investment ... strong for conventional cigarettes that still account ... cigarettes, called beedis. Marlboro faces stiff competition from premium brands of India ... significant concerns" about India's compliance with its ...

Teenager Takes Grandmother's Job to Feed Family in India's Rajasthan

... in a family in western India's Rajasthan state, a family ... 7 million child workers in India aged between five and 17 ... making matchsticks and rolling beedi cigarettes. Children also work in restaurants ... of girls and women in India, starting even before birth with ...

From Fields to the Classroom: India's Rajasthan in Drive to Get Children in School

... are seen across rural India. Children from India's lower caste communities ... in schools has risen since India enacted the landmark Right to ... 7 million child workers in India aged five to 17. ... making matchsticks or rolling beedi cigarettes. "The need is so acute ...