Tagged Malaysia

August 17, 2015

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But tobacco farmers are not part of the game Mitch McConnell and other pro-tobacco politicians have become very vocal over the past two weeks in their opposition to a potential partial tobacco exemption in th...

Good Enough Isn’t.

December 9, 2014

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December 9, 2014 An ISDS carve-out in the TPPA would be good for tobacco control, but not good enough. There has been some scuttlebutt in trade circles over the past weeks about a possible US proposal in ...

Malaysia Defends Tobacco Control in TPP & FCTC

October 27, 2014

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Almost 200 countries signed the World Health Organisation’s Tobacco Control Convention and are obliged to take measures to curb tobacco use. But the industry has hit back. A big tobacco company, Philip Morris,...

President Obama’s smoking problem in Malaysia

April 28, 2014

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Malaysia’s government is battling against a smoking epidemic that threatens its young people — and it fears Barack Obama’s big Pacific trade deal will make the health crisis even worse. Read the full Politi...

Obama No-Show a (Minor) Blow for Asia Trade Talks

October 4, 2013

President Barack Obama‘s absence from a meeting of leaders from Asia Pacific dealt a symbolic blow to efforts to forge a regional trade pact. But Mr. Obama’s no-show, due to the drama of debt-ceiling talk...

How cigarette companies use free trade deals to sell more cigarettes to women and kids

September 11, 2013

Global trade negotiations in Washington this week will determine how cigarette companies will be able to market their products in developing nations—and potentially, overturn smoking restrictions around the wor...

Stop TPP Protections for Big Tobacco

September 10, 2013

The U.S. has a rare opportunity this week to rein in the tobacco industry, and assert its mandate to protect and save lives, while proudly exercising cross-border diplomacy. The U.S. Trade Representative should...

US’s controversial TPP proposal is smoking gun for corporate agenda

September 3, 2013

Vietnam and other countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations face aggressive interference from Big Tobacco in the passage and implementation of public health policies, critics warn. The...

The Hazard of Free-Trade Tobacco

September 3, 2013

Give thanks to Malaysia for heading off, at least temporarily, an American effort to weaken the ability of countries to impose stiff rules on the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products within their own b...

How Malaysia Gave Me My Mojo Back

August 30, 2013

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By Chris Bostic, ASH Deputy Director for Policy August 14th was a strange day in my professional life. I have worked to fight the global tobacco epidemic for almost exactly 12 years now, and there have been ...

Malaysia lauded for seeking to exclude tobacco in trade pact

August 26, 2013

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Washington, DC 26 August - Tobacco control advocates from over 20 different countries lauded Malaysia for its announcement to exclude tobacco from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). The TPP is a fre...

Malaysia Poised To Table Complete Carveout From TPP For Tobacco Measures

August 25, 2013

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei – The Malaysian government is poised to table a proposal here that would completely carve out tobacco control measures from having to comply with any obligations in a Trans-Pacific P...

Malaysia not bound by fixed timeline on TPPA

August 15, 2013

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia will not be bound by any fixed timeline with regards to the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA). At a special meeting convened today, the Cabinet made this stand as a ...

Cabinet to carve out tobacco from TPP

August 15, 2013