SEATCA Smoke-free ASEAN

Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance

SCAN IN FOCUS Bulletin

/ SCAN in Focus / By
2026

#307: Awardees: ASEAN Smoke-free Awards 2026, Nicotine Pouches Are Addictive Poster (16 September 2026)

#306: Smoke-free Tourism Success Story: Đô Temple (Vietnam) (9 September 2026)

#305: Celebrating the Life of Dr Domilyn Villarreiz (1966 – 2026), Smoke-free Tourism Success Story: Sukhothai Historical Park (Thailand) (4 September 2026)

#304: Smoke-free Tourism Success Story – Tinuy-an Falls: The Crown Jewel of Surigao del Sur (12 August 2026)

#303: Smoke-free Tourism Success Story – Mount Samat Shrine of Valor (6 August 2026)

#302: Smoke-free Tourism Success Story – Heritage Town of Jimenez (29 July 2026)

#301: Launch of the Penang Smoke-Free Initiative (PENBAR) Promotional Materials and Walkabout, Smoke-free Tourism Success Story: Pindaya Cave: Myanmar’s Enchanting Sanctuary of Myths and Legends (22 July 2026)

#300: Smoke-free Tourism Success Story: Bagan: A Timeless Gem of Myanmar (15 July 2026)

#299 Smoke-free Tourism Success Story: Melaka (Malaysia) (8 July 2026)

#298: Smoke-free Success Story: George Town, Penang (Malaysia) (2 July 2026)

#297: Smoke-free Success Story: Batu Ferringhi (Malaysia) (24 June 2026)

#296: Smoke-free Tourism Success Story: Vat Phou, Champasak (Lao PDR) (18 June 2026)

#295: Smoke-free Tourism Success Story: Plain of Jars (Lao PDR) (10 June 2026)

#294: World No Tobacco Day 2026 Celebration in the Province of Bataan, Philippines (3 June 2026)

#293: Smoke-free Success Story: Luang Prabang (Lao PDR) (28 May 2026)

#292: Smoke-free Tourism Success Story: Sangiran Early Man Site (Indonesia) (20 May 2026)

#291: Smoke-free Success Story: Sewu Temple (Indonesia) (13 May 2026)

#290: Smoke-free Tourism Success Story: Prambanan Temple (Indonesia) (6 May 2026)

#289: Smoke-free Tourism Success Story: Indonesia (Borobudur Temple) (30 April 2026)

#288: Smoke-free Tourism Success Stories Featuring Cambodia (poster) (22 April 2026)

#287: Smoke-free Environments poster & Featured Articles (15 April 2026)

#286: Breathe Healthier, Live Happier

#285: Tobacco-free Living (SCAN poster)

#284 Not a Puff, Enough is Enough! (26 March 2026)

#283 The Evolution of Smoke-free ASEAN part 3 (18 March 2026)

#282 The Evolution of Smoke-free ASEAN part 2 (11 March 2026)

#281 The Evolution of Smoke-free ASEAN part 1 (4 March 2026)

#280 Electronic Smoking Devices Are Not Safe (23 February 2026)

#279 Smoke-free Destinations: Where Health Meets Hospitality (18 February 2026)

#278 SEATCA: Commemorating 25 Years of Collaborative Excellence in Tobacco Control (11 February 2026)

#277 E-cigarettes are Unsafe (4 February 2026)

#276 Break Free From Tobacco (28 January 2026)

#275 Smoke-free Dinagyang Festival 2026 (21 January 2026)

#274 Graphic Health Warnings Save lives (14 January 2026)

#273 New Year Greetings from SCAN (7 January 2026)

#272 SEATCA Advocacy Card (17 December 2025)

#271 Protect Your Health: Stop Tobacco Use (10 December 2025)

#270 Protect Our Planet: Ban Cigarette Filters (26 November 2025)

#269 SEATCA at the COP11 (26 November 2025)

#268 Vaping Is Not Without Harm (19 November 2025)

#267 Philippines Chapter (12 November 2025)

#266 SEATCA Advocacy Card (5 November 2025)

#265 No More Tobacco (SEATCA Advocacy Card), WHO’s Science in 5 – Exposing Big Tobacco Video (29 October 2025)

#264 Silent Killers Social Media Card (WHO), No More Tobacco Cosplay (Laos) (22 October 2025)

#263 SEATCA Advocacy Card, The Deadly Connection: Tobacco, Hunger, & Poverty (15 October 2025)

#262 SEATCA Advocacy Card, ESDs Video (8 October 2025)

#261 SEATCA Advocacy Card, Smoke-free Prambanan (1 October 2025)

#260 Smoke-free Vehicle Sticker Posting (Baguio City), SEATCA Advocacy Card, Smoke-free Town of Jimenez  (24 September 2025)

#259 SEATCA Advocacy Card (Not In My Space), SEATCA Video (Vietnam ENDS and HTPs Advertisement) (17 September 2025)

#258 SEATCA Advocacy Card, Tobacco: threat to our environment (10 September 2025)

#257 9th Asia Pacific Smoke-free Meeting, Smoke-free Borobudur (4 September 2025)

#256 Don’t Be A Vape Puppet Poster, Smoke-free Vat Phou (27 August 2025)

#255 #254 Stop Smoking Poster, Father-Daughter Duo Taking A Stand Against Big Tobacco (13 August 2025) (20 August 2025)

#254 Stop Smoking Poster, Father-Daughter Duo Taking A Stand Against Big Tobacco (13 August 2025)

#253 Vaping Is Not Without Harm Poster, Young Advocate Standing Up Against Tobacco Industry’s Deceptive Tactics (6 August 2025)

#252 Smoking Kills Poster, SEATCA Video (30 July 2025)

#251 Drop The Vape Poster, CALL IT QUITS: MAKE TOBACCO HISTORY (24 July 2025)

#250 Vaping Isn’t Cool Poster, Electronic smoking devices ESD video 2 (16 July 2025)

#249 9th Smoke-free Asia Pacific Meeting, Graphic Health Warnings Poster, Electronic Smoking Devices Video 1, ALERT: Beware Invitations from ASCRA Consulting Inc. (9 July 2025)

#248 Unmask the Appeal WHO poster, Unmask the Lies Behind Vapes Video (2 July 2025)

#247 Unmask the Appeal poster, Myths vs Facts: ENDS and HTPs (Part 9) (25 June 2025)

#246 Do Not Be Deceived (Unmask the Appeal poster), Myths vs Facts: ENDS and HTPs (Part 8) Video (18 June 2025)

#245 Unmask the Appeal (WHO poster), Myths vs Facts: ENDS and HTPs (Part 7) video by SEATCA (11 June 2025)

#244 Unmask the Appeal of Tobacco poster, Myths vs Facts: ENDS and HTPs (Part 6) video (4 June 2025)

#243 World No Tobacco Day, Myths vs Facts: ENDS and HTPs (Part 5) video (28 May 2025)

#242 Vaping is addictive poster, Myths vs Facts: ENDS and HTPs (Part 4) video (21 May 2025)

#241 Vape Ain’t Safe poster, Myths vs Facts: ENDS and HTPs (Part 3) video (14 May 2025)

#240 Smoking kills poster, Myths vs Facts: ENDS and HTPs (Part 2) (7 May 2025)

#239 E-cigarettes are harmful to health, Myths vs Facts: ENDS and HTPs (Part 1) (30 April 2025)

#238 E-cigarettes are addictive (23 April 2025)

#237 Smoke-free Lent, Smoke-free Cambodia (16 April 2025)

#236 E-cigarettes Are Toxic (WHO poster), Smoke-free Mt. Samat (8 April 2025)

#235 E-cigarettes & Cancer (2 April 2025)

#234 Time is Running Out (26 March 2025)

#233 Tobacco: Serial Slow Motion Killer poster (19 March 2025)

#232 Second-hand Smoke Exposure &
Risk of Placental Abruption (12 March 2025)

#231 Smoking & Kidney Function poster (5 March 2025)

#230 SCAN reaffirms commitment to the WHO FCTC, Smoke-free/Vape-free Panagbenga Festival 2025 (27 February 2025)

#229 20th Anniversary of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), Beat Nicotine Addiction poster (19 February 2025)

#228 #228: Smoke-free Krabi Video (12 February 2025)

#227 Smoking, Vaping, & Lung Cancer (SEATCA Advocacy Card), Smoke-free Lao PDR (video) (5 February 2025)

#226 #226: SEATCA Advocacy Card, Smoke-free Angkor Wat, Iloilo City’s Commitment to a Smoke-free Future (30 January 2025)

#225 SEATCA Advocacy Card on E-cigarettes, Amazing Indonesia Video (22 January 2025)

#224 #224: SEATCA Advocacy Card, Smoke-free Tourist Destinations (Video) (15 January 2025)

#223 New Year Greeting, Calling the Attention of SCAN members, SEATCA Advocacy Card (8 January 2025)

#221 E-cigarettes are not safe (11 December 2024)

#220 (4 December 2024)

#219 How big tobacco lies to the public (27 November 2024)

#218 How big tobacco lies to the public (20 November 2024)

#217 How big tobacco lies to the public
(13 November 2024)

#216 Join Global Alliance for smoke-free tourism (6 November 2024)

#215 Smoke-free Policy Implementation & Enforcement A Practical Guide (31 October 2024)

#214 Tobacco exposed (23 October 2024)

#213 Stop the lies (16 October 2024)

#212 Not safe: Smokeless tobacco & Shisha (9 October 2024)

#211 The tobacco industry dirty’s secrets (2 October 2024)

#210 Big tobacco cover-up (25 September 2024)

#209 Tobacco industry deception (18 September 2024)

#208 E-cigarettes are not safe (11 September 2024)

#207 Big tobacco doesn’t care (4 September 2024)

#206 (29 August 2024)

#205 Smoking and asthma (21 August 2024)

#204 Smoking and new born babies (14 August 2024)

#203 ASEAN Smoke-free Award (ASA) (9 August 2024)

#202 Don’t go for a killer relationship (31 July 2024)

#201 Protect children from tobacco industry deception (25 July 2024)

#200 Smoking kills and ruins the environment (17 July 2024)

 

#199 Smoking & type 2 diabetes risk (10 July 2024)

#198 Smoke-free homes labeling (3 July 2024)

#197 E-cigarettes are not without harms (26 June 2024)

#196 What big tobacco is hiding (19 June 2024)

#195 The tobacco industry uses social media to target the youth (13 June 2024)

#194 Big tobacco’s deceptive smoke-free future (5 June 2024)

#193 World no tobacco day 2024 (31 May 2024)

#192 Tobacco use impairs lung health (22 May 2024)

#191 E-cigarettes are not without harm (16 May 2024)

#190 Smoking & coronary heart disease (8 May 2024)

#189 Vaping is health hazard (2 May 2024)

#188 Vaping is health hazard (21 April 2024)

#187 Vaping is health hazard (18 April 2024)

#186 Vaping is health hazard (11 April 2024)

#185 Vaping is health hazard (3 April 2024)

#184 Lenten observance (28 March 2024)

#183 World No Tobacco Day 2024 (21 March 2024)

#182 E-cigarettes have not been proven to be effective for smoking cessation (14 March 2024)

#181 Switching is not quitting (6 March 2024)

#180 Smoke-free bullet trains (28 February 2024)

#179 Smoking kills (21 February 2024)

#178 Tobacco use declines (14 February 2024)

#177 Tenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the WHO FCTC(8 February 2024)

#176 Tobacco exposed (31 January 2024)

#175 Tobacco use (25 January 2024)

#174 Tobacco exposed (11 January 2024)

#173 Happy new year! (3 January 2024)

#172 “Merry Christmas!” from SCAN (20 December 2023)

#171 Tobacco exposed (13 December 2023)

#170 Tobacco exposed (6 December 2023)

#169 Sign the Petition to Stop the Repeal of the New Zealand Smoke-free Legislation (30 November 2023)

#168 Stop the lies (22 November 2023)

#167 International Pneumonia day 2023 (15 November 2023)

#166 SCAN warmly welcomes our new member (8 November 2023)

#165 Tobacco slave (3 November 2023)

#164 Stay away from tobacco (25 October 2023)

#163 SCAN warmly welcomes our new member (18 October 2023)

#162 How smoking affects the body (11 October 2023)

#161 SCAN warmly welcomes our new member (4 October 2023)

#160 SCAN warmly welcomes our new member (27 September 2023)

#159 Stop subsidizing tobacco farming support sustainable crops (20 September 2023)

#155 Smoke-free health care facilities (23 August 2023)

#154 Smoking kills (16 August 2023)

#153 E-cigarettes are not cool (9 August 2023)

#152 The dangers of third hand smoke (26 July 2023)

#150 Quitter are winners (19 July 2023)

#149 Smoke-free Policy Implementation
and Enforcement for Asia Pacific Countries (12 July 2023)

#147 Webinar invitation (28 June 2023)

#146 Smoke-free park (21 June 2023)

#144 Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus:
real reason behind
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS (8 June 2023)

#143 World No Tobacco Day 2023 (31 May 2023)

#142 Celebrating the twentieth anniversary
of the adoption of the
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (24 May 2023)

#141 Vaping is not cool (18 May 2023)

#140 International day of families (12 May 2023)

#139 Gearing up for World No Tobacco Day (3 May 2023)

#138 Stop smoking before it stops you (26 April 2023)

#137 Protect your loved ones from tobacco smoke (19 April 2023)

#136 Smoke-free Holy Week (12 April 2023)

#135 Holy Week (5 April 2023)

#134 Writeship for model vape-free ordinance (29 March 2023)

#133 World No Tobacco Day 2023 campaign (22 March 2023)

#132 Congratulations!
Kampot: 1st Smoke-free Tourism City in Cambodia (15 March 2023)

#131 Global Women’s Day (8 March 2023)

#130 SCAN Philippines Officers’ Planning Meeting (2 March 2023)

#129 Are smoking alternative really healthier (24 February 2023)

#128 Are smoking alternative really healthier (16 February 2023)

#127 Are smoking alternative really healthier (8 February 2023)

#126 Smoking and SIDS (1 February 2023)

#125 Baguio’s Smoke-Free Park:
A Dream Turned Into Reality (25 January 2023)

#124 Break free from nicotine addiction (18 January 2023)