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- The official launch of the web page cct.lk by HE the President on 19th July 2017 in a ceremony organized by the Presidential Task Force on Drug Prevention at Panadura was reported at the University of Bath (UOB) official web page on 2017/07.19 http://www.bath.ac.uk/news/2017/07/19/tobaccounmasked... [read more]
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- Tobacco Unmasked: Website Launch and the Networking Forum was held on 7th July 2017, from 8.30 am to 1.00 pm at the Kingsbury Hotel, Colombo. The official information portal of Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT) on tobacco industry influences at different levels in Sri Lanka and the region, tobaccou... [read more]
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- A discussion on Tobacco Industry Politics and the Public was held at The Kingsbury Hotel, Colombo, on Tuesday 18th July 2017, from 9.30 am to 1.00pm. This was organised by the Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT) with the partnership of Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC), targeting the Editors... [read more]
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- An interactive session, with screening of the documentary movie Merchants of Doubt was held on Saturday 15th July 2017 from 9 am - 11 am at Bougainvillea Room, Galadari Hotel Colombo. This was conducted by the Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT), Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo in collabor... [read more]
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- Sri Lankan government took measures last year to increase the unit price of a cigarette, by increasing the taxes levied upon them. There seems to be an increase in attempts of the cigarette industry in popularizing certain incorrect claims and rumours via media channels, with regard to the aforement... [read more]
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- A lecture discussion on “ Is the Tobacco industry as bad as the cigarettes they sell?” was conducted by The Centre for Combating Tobacco (CCT), Faculty of Medicine (FOM), University of Colombo, on Thursday 23rd February 2017 from 12.15 pm- 1.15 pm at the Faculty board room. CCT is a newly estab... [read more]
