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Webinar: Lifetime ban on tobacco for younger generations: Maldives did it! Will Sri Lanka too?”

A webinar on “Lifetime ban on tobacco for younger generations: Maldives did it! Will Sri Lanka too?” was successfully held on 25th May 2026 with […]

Engaging community networks to counteract tobacco industry interference: A group discussion with students in Anuradhapura

Reshani Takshila, Lashani Chethana and Thimali Takshila, who successfully completed the first phase of the short course “Investigating tobacco industry interference on public health policies […]

Engaging community networks to counteract tobacco industry interference: TOT program for young persons in Horape

Hasith Sandaruwan, who completed the first phase of the short course “Investigating tobacco industry interference on public health policies and actions”, successfully commenced the second […]

Engaging community networks to counteract tobacco industry interference: A group discussion with young persons in Sainthamaruthu

As the second phase of the short course launched last February, participants who successfully completed the first phase were invited to conduct an intervention engaging […]

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 […]

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


Use of E - cigarettes as a Medical Intervention in Sri Lanka


E-cigarettes containing tobacco is prohibited under the regulations of Prohibited Tobacco Products (PTP) in Sri Lanka.[Read more]


Towhid Akbar


He was appointed as the Finance Director of Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC (CTC) since 1 April 2023.[Read more]


Sinhala Movie "Maariya" Accused of Violating the NATA Act


"Maariya: The Ocean Angel" is a Sinhala movie released in 2025 that is accused of violating the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA) Act.[Read more]


Poojana Dandeniya


He is a Sri Lankan actor who portrayed tobacco smoking in several of his roles in entertainment productions, violating the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA) Act. [Read more]

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