Smoking

Australia rejects far-right call to slash cigarette taxes by 75%

Over the past two decades, Australia has raised cigarette taxes to a level that has made it too expensive for most people to buy legal cigarettes.

Two motorcyclists arrested for attempting to smuggle cigarettes, vapes at Woodlands Checkpoint

The contraband was found underneath the seat and in the motorcycles’ storage boxes.

Smoking, drinking to be banned along Seoul’s Cheonggyecheon stream

Seoul’s tougher stance comes after a string of reports of visitors drinking, smoking and bathing in the stream.

Forum: If phones can distract drivers, so can smoking

Adani’s Mumbai airport shops found selling nicotine pouches in breach of India’s law

Mumbai International Airport’s duty-free shops are run by billionaire Gautam Adani’s business group.

Cigarette giant BAT to cut 5,500 jobs globally, outsource 3,500 more by year-end

The headquarters of British American Tobacco in London. BAT has partnered with Accenture to outsource a number of functions.

NEA increases anti-littering patrols after online photos of rubbish near Boon Lay MRT station

The National Environment Agency on June 16 said it is aware of concerns over cleanliness in the vicnity of Boon Lay MRT station, and has stepped up enforcement through regular patrols.

Indonesia drafting laws to require plain packaging, health warnings for cigarettes

With around 70 million active smokers as of 2024, Indonesia is often seen as one of the world’s largest tobacco markets.

Australian state cracks down on illegal tobacco shops as nicotine use surges

Australia charges a federal tax of about A$1.50 (S$1.37) on each individual cigarette to discourage smoking.

Australia’s nicotine use soars 40% on black market cigarettes

Australian authorities said estimate that as much as 80 per cent of all nicotine consumption in Australia in 2025 was illegal.

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