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Marlboro clove cigarette to debut in Indonesia (AFP)
Indonesia’s HM Sampoerna, a 98-percent owned subsidiary of cigarette producer Philip Morris International, said Tuesday it will launch a clove-flavoured cigarette under its flagship Marlboro brand. more

Flavored cigarettes, colorful wrappers ignite ire : By Liz Szabo
Their boxes carry brand names such as Sweet Dreams, with flavors such as chocolate, vanilla and "Twista Lime." more

Cigarette giant to sponsor A1
Jakarta - Cigarette giant Gudang Garam will co-sponsor the Indonesian leg of the A1 Grand Prix motorsport championship next month, organisers said on Tuesday, bucking a global trend toward restricting tobacco advertising. more

Cigarettes still smokin' in league of best-sellers : By Stephen McMahon
CIGARETTES remain among Australia's best-selling brands despite advertising bans and big-spending campaigns against smoking. Five of the top six brands are cigarettes, according to the annual ACNielsen's Top 100 brands report, with Longbeach and Winfield reporting annual sales of more than $750 million for the first time. more

Flavored Cigarettes: The Next Battleground : By Kathleen Doheny
Critics say the smokes are designed for youngsters; big tobacco denies the charge ...
But Twista Lime, Warm Winter Toffee and Midnight Berry are new flavors of cigarettes. And critics say they are actually thinly veiled efforts by the U.S. tobacco industry to entice children take up smoking. Tobacco makers strongly refute that, but the critics have their doubts and advise parents to contact their legislators to urge a ban on the smokes. more

HK customs smashes cigarette smuggling syndicate : www.chinaview.cn
Hong Kong customs smashed a syndicate involved in smuggling, storage and distribution of illicit cigarettes Monday, said the customs officers. During the operation, customs officers seized from an illicit cigarette storage center in North Point about 900,000 sticks of illicit cigarettes, worth about 1.3 million HK dollars (170,000 U.S. dollars) with duty potential of about 720,000 HK dollars. more

Cigarette company agreement seeks to halt Internet sales : May 16, 2005
Philip Morris USA has agreed to protocols to reduce illegal sales of the company's cigarettes over the Internet and through the mails, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced jointly Thursday with 36 other attorneys general .. more

Cigars light up Altadis profits : May 16, 2005
Paris - Tobacco group Altadis raised net profits in the first quarter by 4.0 percent to €114 million (R908.5 million), the group reported on Monday .. more

New cigar smokers' paradise opens in Lake Mary : by Bob Mervine
The new Lake Mary location is slightly smaller, with about 3,500 square feet at 1130 TownPark Ave. It will feature the only Avo Lounge in the nation -- which will offer coffee, beer and wine, as well as a place to smoke cigars and listen to live piano music. It also features hand-carved wooden furniture and an alabaster bar top. The only other Avo Lounge opened in 2003 in Aarau, Switzerland .. more

Falling cigarette prices prompt health concern : by swissinfo
Leading tobacco companies are set to lower the price of cigarette brands in Switzerland amid lower sales and tougher competition from discounters .. more

Cigar lovers get whiff of paradise at Havana festival : HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)
More than a thousand cigar lovers from 60 countries ringed the center of the cigar universe Monday in Havana, comparing notes and celebrating Cuba's finest smokes. .. more

China bans new cigarette factories By China correspondent John Taylor
China has announced a ban on the building of new cigarette factories as part of efforts to curb smoking. China is the world's largest tobacco market, with annual sales peaking more than a trillion cigarettes. .. more

Cigarette puffers feel the heat in Southeast Asia By dpa correspondents Feb 12, 2006
Bangkok - Once upon a time cigarette smokers could enjoy themselves throughout Southeast Asia, toking up in bars, restaurants and hotel lobbies without fear of fines or scoldings. .. more

Clove cigarettes: Sweet smell of cash By Bill Guerin
JAKARTA - The United States Congress is likely to pass a bill banning the import of flavored cigarettes, a move that would be a blow to the export market for Indonesia's clove cigarettes. .. more

Forida Preventing Fires By Issuing Tickets For Tossing Cigarettes By, KEITH MORELLI
That last pull on your Marlboro may deliver the desired hit to your lungs, but flicking it out the window of your car could put a hit on your wallet. .. more

Indonesia's Sampoerna Reschedule Shareholder's Meeting to Feb 17 Jakarta (ANTARA News) Jan 30 12:05
PT HM Sampoerna said it has rescheduled a special shareholders` meeting to Feb 17 after failing to achieve a quorum at last Friday`s meeting. .. more

Philip Morris makes payment to states By Stephanie Stoughton
RICHMOND, Va. --Philip Morris USA apparently has decided against playing hardball with the states over a hefty settlement payment due in April, but Reynolds American Inc.'s RJR is hanging tough. .. more

Sampoerna Puts In Bid For Famous London Casino : Chris Noon, 02.10.06, 1:48 PM ET
LONDON - Smoke and mirrors. Putera Sampoerna, an Indonesian cigarette billionaire who ranks 13th on Forbes list of Southeast Asias 40 Richest is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire private members club Les Ambassadeurs, Londons most sumptuous casino .. more

Philip Morris makes payment to states : By Stephanie Stoughton
On Friday, Philip Morris, the nations largest cigarette maker, made its $3.4 billion payment, even though it believes that sum eventually should be reduced to reflect market losses it suffered due to its participation in the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement. .. more

Forida Preventing Fires By Issuing Tickets For Tossing Cigarettes : By, KEITH MORELLI
That last pull on your Marlboro may deliver the desired hit to your lungs, but flicking it out the window of your car could put a hit on your wallet. Hillsborough County sheriffs deputies are stepping up their enforcement of the littering law, since the area is in the throes of a seemingly never-ending drought. The parched vegetation along the roadsides is just looking for an excuse to flare up. Getting a ticket for tossing lit cigarettes from the window isnt cheap. .. more

Three Martini Lunches And Selling Cigarettes : NEW YORK (AdAge.com)
If you’re nostalgic for interoffice affairs, three-martini lunches, selling cigarettes and sexual liberation, “Mad Men” will be your kind of show. .. more

12 quizzed over fake cigarettes racket : By Press Association
Eight men and four women were being questioned tonight about a multi-million racket involving the sale of cheap fake cigarettes in Derry. .. more

Seoul tobacco giant considers investor demands By William Sim
SEOUL KT&G, the biggest South Korean tobacco company, said Thursday that it might raise dividends and buy back more shares - two of the demands of the activist investors Carl Icahn and Warren Lichtenstein.

Cigarette Maker Says Earnings Soared 34% in the First Quarter By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Altria Group, owner of the worlds largest cigarette business and controlling shareholder of Kraft Foods, said on Thursday that its first-quarter profit rose 34 percent on a tax benefit and the strong performance of its domestic tobacco operations.

Football club criticised for letting smokers light up By Scotsman
A SCOTTISH football club has been attacked for letting its supporters light up on the touchline during a match in a bid to get round the smoking ban.

Muirhouse flat gutted by cigarette fire By Evening News
Neighbours were evacuated as firefighters tackled the blaze at the flat in Muirhouse Crescent at around 11am yesterday morning. Three men are believed to live there though no-one was in at the time of the blaze.