Smoking Ban

Putin signs law banning smoking in public places

25 Feb 2013

President Vladimir Putin has signed a law banning smoking in public places in Russia from June, a cornerstone of the government’s bid to improve public health in the nicotine-addicted country, the...

Weibo is key to combating mainland corruption

15 Jan 2013

Pan Shiyi, chairman and co-founder of the property company Soho China, is one of the mainland's liveliest businessmen and an obsessive weibo user. Yesterday he regaled a humdrum Asian Financial...

What about the ICAC's probe into Donald Tsang?

13 Nov 2012

It is been more than six months since former chief executive Donald Tsang came to the attention of the ICAC for allegations that he had acted improperly as a result of his dealings with tycoon...

Mongolia to pass smoking ban

29 Oct 2012

It's Friday night at the Grand Khaan Irish Pub and the house band is covering an Eric Clapton song, the waitresses are delivering pints of beer to patrons and thick clouds of cigarette smoke are...

Letters

30 Jun 2012

Councillors need to 'serve the people'

It will soon be election time, and we shall read the promises, true and some maybe untrue, of candidates for the next Legislative Council.

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

George Chen

A house is not a home until it becomes affordable

Tom Holland

Signs of nightmare scenario in China's latest economic data

The smokescreens obscuring the truth

World No Tobacco Day today puts the spotlight on China, and not just because the mainland's estimated 350 million smokers consume 40 per cent of the world's tobacco.

Passive smoking children face long-term health problems

Parents, think twice before lighting up in front of your children: you could be setting them up for long-term respiratory illness, according to a study presented last Sunday at the American...

Letters

Bar staff have ashtrays for smokers

I could not agree more with Gibson Wong Lok-tak ('Many bars now ignore smoking ban', May 9).

The stagnant air sickens people,...

Letters

Department's park projects are pointless

I appreciate Hong Kong has many parks, however, they are often very dusty and noisy.

Talking chop

On a three-day camp last month in Sai Kung, businessman Chan Chi-kin was in no mood to enjoy the greenery and pristine beaches around him. The 44-year-old, who smoked three packs a day since he...

Apps and butts

If you're planning a visit to Kampong Glam, a shisha hot spot in Singapore's central region, don't be surprised if you receive an anti-smoking multimedia message on your phone.