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This is the online learning platform managed by the Centre of Combatting Tobacco (CCT). This e-learning platform is accessed through ‘Moodle’ which is an open-source learning management system.

SARC CCT

South Asian Regional Consortium Centre for Combating Tobacco (SARC-CCT) is the South Asian tobacco observatory established at the Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT)... [read more]

TOBACCO UNMASKED

Tobaccounmasked.lk is the information portal of the Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT). It publishes evidence based peer-reviewed information on tobacco industry activities in Sri Lanka and the region... [read more]

TU South Asia

This is the information portal of the South Asian tobacco observatory (SARC-CCT) established at the Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT). It contains evidence-based information on the tobacco industry and their strategies and responses to tobacco control efforts across the South Asian region... [read more]

TU Archive

TU Archive is a free digital library /online database which archives documents, audio/ video footage and other material relevant in tobacco control including countering tobacco industry interference. [read more]

HOTSPOTS Map

TU Hotspots Map is a free online "heat map" of Sri Lanka with a colour scheme to indicate the density of selected industry interference strategies at their geographical location. [view map]

HOTSPOTS App

TU Hotspots App is a free mobile app developed for people to report activities of the tobacco industry using the GIS (Geographic Information System) technology.

From Tobacco Unmasked

Tobacco Industry Country Profile – Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is an island in the Indian Ocean with a population of 20.7 million. A country with a predominantly rural population distribution (81.5%), the average Life Expectancy at Birth is 75.3 years. With a literacy rate of 91% and universal free health and education, the country reports a Human Development Index of 0.78. It is a Lower Middle Income Country with a GDP Per Capita of USD 3,946.592. [Read more]

British American Tobacco (BAT)

Some sections of this page was adopted from the British American Tobacco (BAT) page of TobaccoTactics.org. British American Tobacco (BAT) was established in 1902 by merging the UK’s Imperial Tobacco and the US’s American Tobacco companies. Headquartered in London, its business includes Australasia, Africa, Europe and America. In its Business company profile 2017, BAT claimed it sold 300 tobacco brands in 180 markets and had a 15% share in the global market. [Read more]

Tobacco and 2019 Presidential Election Candidates in Sri Lanka

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka has a population of 20.1 million and is governed by a President with executive powers (Image 1). The 8th Presidential Election of Sri Lanka was held on 17th November 2019 to elect the 7th Executive President. Nominations of 35 candidates were accepted by the Election Commission for the election. Of the approximate total of the 16 million eligible voters, 83.7% cast their vote, of which, the valid vote percentage was 82.9%. [Read more]

Hemal Ranasinghe

Hemal Sachindra Ranasinghe is a Sri Lankan actor, model, dancer and a media presenter. Born on 25th August 1984 in Matale, Sri Lanka, he was a student at St. Thomas College, Matale. His father was an Ayurvedic medical practitioner. He has an employment history in John Keells Holdings (JKH), Sri Lanka. Hemal received the award for ‘Most Popular Actor’ in two national level film award ceremonies: Derana Film Awards (2016 and 2018) and Hiru Golden Film Awards (2016). [Read more]