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Tobacco industry manipulation of youth and children in the South Asia Region Webinar I: SARC-CCT Webinar Series to Commemorate World No Tobacco Day 2020

The very first webinar of the South Asian Regional Consortium Centre (SARC-CCT) Webinar Series commemorating the World No Tobacco Day 2020 was successfully held on […]

Protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use:World No Tobacco Day 31st May 2020

World Health Organization (WHO) has declared every year 31st of May as the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD). This year The World No Tobacco Day focuses […]

A tribute to a great Leader

Prof Aurelia Jennifer Perera completed this year (2020) two illustrious terms in the office of Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo. This short post […]

Weekly social media promotions, reported via TobaccoUnmasked HotSpots app

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


Kabir Hashim


Kabir Hashim, born in 1959, is a politician in Sri Lanka. He had his formal education at Royal College Colombo and Trinity College Kandy; and his tertiary education was from the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka. Kabir Hashim represents the United National Party (UNP), one of the two main political parties in Sri Lanka. [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]

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