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TobaccoUnmasked Celebrates its 4th Anniversary

TobaccoUnmasked (TU); the official information portal of the Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT) based on a media wiki platform, celebrates its 4th anniversary today. It contains […]

Tobacco industry, The Corona epidemic and Commit to quit

World No Tobacco Day 2021 Tobacco industry, The Corona epidemic and Commit to quit To commemorate World No Tobacco Day on May 31, Centre for […]

Launch of the Research Report “A Scientific investigation of Tobacco and Alcohol Portrayal in Sri Lankan Media and its Public Health Implications”

A research report on portrayal of tobacco and alcohol in media and its public health implications was launched by the Centre for Combatting […]

Joint Press Release: Raise Tobacco Tax and Save Health AND Economy of Sri Lanka

(23rd November 2020) Tobacco prematurely kills 50% of its users and 20,000 Sri Lankans per year. It is also a major determinant of […]

Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) Proposes a New Tobacco Taxation Policy

The Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) conducted a tobacco control research study ‘‘Elasticity Estimates for Cigarettes in Sri Lanka’ – the findings […]

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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

Globally Reported Tobacco Industry Interference during COVID-19 Pandemic – August - September 2021

This page includes the interesting Investigation of BBC Panorama and the University of Bath on the British American Tobacco (BAT)'s bribery allegation related to the former President of Zimbabwe; Robert Mugabe.[Read more]

Ranil Wickremasinghe

The former Prime Minister joined the Parliament again as a Member. Thus, we have updated the page with relevant details. [Read more]

Ajith Nivard Cabraal

The former State Minister of Money and Capital Market and State Enterprise Reforms, who was appointed as the Governor of the Central Bank recently. [Read more]

Basil Rajapaksa

Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa made a controversial statement on duties of the Excise Department of Sri Lanka few days ago in the Parliament. Please visit the updated page for more details.[Read more]