Smoking Ban

Maldives makes history with generational ban as smuggling makes mockery of tobacco control

Smuggled cigarettes exceed legal sales as customs revenue collapses.

Maldives approves landmark tobacco ban for post-2007 generation

A digest of yesterday's top story.

Malé City Council approves public smoking ban

The ban will come into force in six months.

Smoking ban petition launched by hospital boss

The petition wants workers and families to be protected from secondhand smoke exposure.

Maldives to implement smoking ban from New Year’s Day