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A workshop to orient on Investigative Research Methods to explore Tobacco Industry Interference

A workshop on ‘Investigating tobacco industry interference on public health policies and actions’ was successfully conducted on 1st February 2026. It was jointly organised by […]

Official Launch of the Global and Sri Lanka Tobacco Industry Interference (TII) Index 2025

A media briefing organised by the Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC) Sri Lanka, to launch the Global and Sri Lankan Tobacco Industry Interference (TII) […]

CCT Participation at the Media Advocacy Programme by the Ministry of Health & Mass Media

Dr Manuja Perera the Editor of the CCT was invited as a guest speaker by the Directorate of Non Communicable Disease Control of the Ministry […]

Minister of Health Advocated on the Need to Strengthen Implementation of FCTC Article 5.3 and the TAPS Ban

Dr. Manuja Perera, Editor of Centre for Combating Tobacco, was invited to do a presentation on the Current Implementation Status of the TAPS Ban in […]

TU HotSpots Weekly Report

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


Quit Like Sweden Programme in Sri Lanka


Quit Like Sweden (QLS) is a campaign promoting Smokeless tobacco, e-cigarettes and heated tobacco. A programme publicised as “South Asia’s First Quit Like Sweden Anti-Tobacco Round Table”, organised by QLS was held in Sri Lanka in November 2025.[Read more]


Tobacco Industry Tactics to Evade Tax in Sri Lanka: Stockpiling Cigarettes


Stockpiling is over manufacturing and over-supplying cigarettes to the distribution network before an anticipated tax hike, which is a tactic of the tobacco industry.[Read more]


Tobacco Industry Tactics to Evade Tax


It is well documented that the tobacco industry uses a range of tactics to undermine tax measures. [Read more]


Excise Department of Sri Lanka


It functioning under Ministry of Finance, is responsible for collecting excise tax in Sri Lanka. Excise officers are one of the four authorised officer categories to enforce NATA Act.[Read more]

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