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Stakeholder consultation on “The Allies and Friends of the Tobacco Industry in Sri Lanka and Their Impact on Public Health”

A stakeholder consultation with officials from the Health and Media Ministries, academics, heads of media institutions and the tobacco control stakeholders in Sri Lanka titled […]

World No Tobacco Day 2024

World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is celebrated on the 31st of May every year since its initiation in 1987 by the World Health Organization (WHO). […]

A short course to Investigate Tobacco Industry Interference

A short course on ‘Investigating tobacco industry interference on public health policies and actions’ was successfully launched on 17th March 2024, jointly organized by the […]

SARC-CCT Virtual Get-together 2

Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT) organised an informal virtual get-together (phase 2) on 8th December 2023 at 1730 SL/ India time (GMT +5.30). This event […]

Recent Activities

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


The Case Study on Flavoured Cigarettes in Sri Lanka


Our Case Study on flavoured cigarettes includes the National Tobacco and Alcohol Authority (NATA) taking legal action against flavoured cigarettes and the Ceylon Tobacco Company's response.[Read more]


ITC Ratnadipa


ITC Ratnadipa is a luxury hotel in Colombo constructed by WelcomHotels Lanka (Pvt) Limited, a fully owned subsidiary of ITC Limited India. [Read more]


Gotabaya Rajapaksa


The profile of the former President of Sri Lanka, was recently updated with newest information. [Read more]


Ranil Wickremasinghe


The profile of the current President of Sri Lanka. This page is updated with tobacco and alcohol related activities. [Read more]

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