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Davidoff Hong Kong opens cigar flagship

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…

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RM1b contraband cigarettes seized by Customs in 2017

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…

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Government raises excise taxes on tobacco

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…

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Thai Government Raises Age to Purchase Cigarettes From 18 to 20

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…

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Philip Morris Starts Testing Investor Demand For Indonesia Cigarette

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…