4 tobaccoasia / Issue 2, 2019 May / June
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CONTENTS
Publisher/Founding Editor
Glenn Anthony John
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Associate Editor
Nattira Medvedeva
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Contributing Editor
Thomas Schmid
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Correspondents
Allen Liao (China)
Art Director
Somjet Thitasomboon
Editorial Assistant
Andrey Medvedev
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Translations
Liao Tian Liang
Office Assistant
Aek Jekaram
Subscriptions/Administration
Malisa Kongkatitum
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10 The TA Q&A:
BMJ's Omar Rahmanadi
FRONT FEATURES
18 Leadership Shake-Up:
What's Next For FDA?
20 Thailand Lights Up to
Cannabis Legalization
PRODUCT FEATURES
30 The Irresistible Lure of
Pheromone Traps
34 Capital Influx for
China's E-Cig Market
MANUFACTURING FEATURES
40 Laser Perforation: the
Filter Ventilation Solution
44 Non-Fumigation Pest
Control
LEAF TOBACCO FEATURES
52 Oriental Tobacco:
Under the Radar
CLOSING FEATURE
60 The Legendary Life of
China's Cigarette King
64 ITGA Tobacco Market
Overview, Q1 2019
66 World Tobacco ME
Keynote Key Words:
Sustainability/Innovation
Features
Departments
6 From the Editor
12 Front Page News
24 Product News
38 Manufacturing News
48 Leaf News
56 Closing News
68 Patents
69 Events
69 Advertisers' Index
Tobacco Asia Issue 2, 2019 (May / June 2019)
The principle of online perforation:
1 or 2 rows per cigarette
[photos courtesy of Micro Laser Technology GmbH]
