cigarettes

Retail Asia03/12/2019

Swiss tobacco brand Davidoff has launched its Hong Kong flagship in luxury retail complex The Landmark. The 580sqft outlet significantly enlarges the brand’s previous space in the mall by more than half its size. The original outlet was the brand’s third best-selling cigar outlet internationally, accounting for more than 25 percent of the brand’s Asian […]

Retail Asia23/10/2018

In its passion and drive to provide better choices to people who smoke, Philip Morris International Inc. (“PMI”), the global leader in smoke-free innovation and science, has launched the next generation of IQOS. The new IQOS 3 and IQOS 3 MULTI integrate extensive consumer insights and feedback to improve design and user experience while maintaining […]

Retail Asia18/01/2018

The Royal Customs Department seized contraband cigarettes with RM1 billion worth of taxes last year as the authority intensified actions to curb the rise of illicit tobacco products and the government incurs billions in revenue lost. The high price of cigarettes makes Malaysia a haven for contraband smugglers and retailers who reap huge profits as locals […]

Retail Asia01/10/2016

The government of Indonesia has raised the excise tax tariffs on tobacco. The Finance Ministers Regulation, No.147/PMK.010/2016, was issued in this respect. In the new policy, the highest tobacco excise duty hike of 13.46 percent was for machine-made white cigarettes (SPM) and 0 percent for category IIIB hand-rolled clove flavored cigarettes (SKT). The average increase was […]

Retail Asia31/12/2015

Deputy Prime Minister YongyutnYuthawong reported on Wednesday that cabinet approved the tobacco draft act which will prohibit the sale of cigarettes to those under 20 years of age and raises the level of punishment for offenders. Deputy Prime Minister YongyutnYuthawong said the draft act increased the minimum legal age for cigarette purchases from 18 to […]

Retail Asia03/09/2015

Philip Morris International Inc., which makes and sells Marlboro cigarettes outside the U.S., has started testing investor appetite for an over $1.5 billion sale of its shares in its Indonesian operation, according to people familiar with the situation, in what would be one of the biggest share sales in Southeast Asia this year. New York-based […]

Retail Asia05/06/2015

The Confederation of Malaysian Tobacco Producers (CMTM) at this time refuted strategies that safety marking provider Sicpa had contributed to the most important drop within the historical past of unlawful cigarettes in Malaysia. Sicpa is a Swiss-based safety ink, authentication traceability options supplier, which operates in Malaysia via Sicpa Product Safety Sdn Bhd. The corporate […]

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Davidoff Hong Kong opens cigar flagship

Philip Morris International Launches Healthier Alternatives for Smokers

RM1b contraband cigarettes seized by Customs in 2017

Government raises excise taxes on tobacco

Thai Government Raises Age to Purchase Cigarettes From 18 to 20

Philip Morris Starts Testing Investor Demand For Indonesia Cigarette

Tobacco producers refute Sicpa taking credit score for fall in unlawful cigarettes