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Singapore should ban cigarettes for those born after 2010
The elusive goal of a tobacco-free Republic means fresh thinking to stem smoking might be needed
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In Singapore, six people die prematurely each day from smoking-related diseases such as cancer, heart disease and stroke.
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Jeremy Lim and Elliot Eu
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