Saturday, November 01, 2025
Maldives Becomes the Only Country with Generational Smoking Ban
THE GUARDIAN: Indian Ocean archipelago bans anyone born after 1 January 2007 from buying or using tobacco in order to ‘promote a tobacco-free generation’
The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only country with a generational prohibition on tobacco, according to its health ministry.
The move, which was initiated by the president, Mohamed Muizzu, earlier this year and came into effect on 1 November, will “protect public health and promote a tobacco-free generation”, the ministry said.
“Under the new provision, individuals born on or after 1 January 2007 are prohibited from purchasing, using, or being sold tobacco products within the Maldives,” it added.
“The ban applies to all forms of tobacco, and retailers are required to verify age prior to sale.”
The measure also applies to visitors to the nation of 1,191 tiny coral islets scattered some 800km (500 miles) across the equator and known for its luxury tourism. » | Agence France-Presse | Saturday, November 1 2025
Les Maldives deviennent le seul pays au monde à introduire une interdiction générationnelle de fumer : La vente de produits de tabac à un mineur est passible d’une amende de 50.000 rufiyaa (environ 2800 euros), tandis que l’utilisation d’appareils de vapotage est passible d’une amende de 5000 rufiyaa (280 euros). »
Wer nach 2006 geboren ist, darf auf den Malediven nicht mehr rauchen: Sommer, Sonne, Rauchverbot: Die Malediven verbieten allen, die nach 2006 geboren wurden, Tabakprodukte. Die Regelung bezieht sich auch auf E-Zigaretten. Und ja, sie gilt auch für Touristen. »
This generational smoking ban will cause more problems than it will ever solve! The first problem with it is this: Young people will find other ways to satisfy their desire to rebel, other ways to get their kicks. And those other ways might well be, nay probably will be, far more injurious to health than tobacco-smoking ever could be.
Keir Starmer has a similar bill working its way through Parliament. He, too, is going to have to learn the hard way that a generational smoking ban will solve NOTHING. He will surely find that such a ban will create far more problems than it will ever solve. We are being led by fools. And killjoys! If this bill successfully passes through Parliament in the UK, when Starmer is kicked out of office, the law will surely have to be repealed. — © Mark Alexander
The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only country with a generational prohibition on tobacco, according to its health ministry.
The move, which was initiated by the president, Mohamed Muizzu, earlier this year and came into effect on 1 November, will “protect public health and promote a tobacco-free generation”, the ministry said.
“Under the new provision, individuals born on or after 1 January 2007 are prohibited from purchasing, using, or being sold tobacco products within the Maldives,” it added.
“The ban applies to all forms of tobacco, and retailers are required to verify age prior to sale.”
The measure also applies to visitors to the nation of 1,191 tiny coral islets scattered some 800km (500 miles) across the equator and known for its luxury tourism. » | Agence France-Presse | Saturday, November 1 2025
Les Maldives deviennent le seul pays au monde à introduire une interdiction générationnelle de fumer : La vente de produits de tabac à un mineur est passible d’une amende de 50.000 rufiyaa (environ 2800 euros), tandis que l’utilisation d’appareils de vapotage est passible d’une amende de 5000 rufiyaa (280 euros). »
Wer nach 2006 geboren ist, darf auf den Malediven nicht mehr rauchen: Sommer, Sonne, Rauchverbot: Die Malediven verbieten allen, die nach 2006 geboren wurden, Tabakprodukte. Die Regelung bezieht sich auch auf E-Zigaretten. Und ja, sie gilt auch für Touristen. »
This generational smoking ban will cause more problems than it will ever solve! The first problem with it is this: Young people will find other ways to satisfy their desire to rebel, other ways to get their kicks. And those other ways might well be, nay probably will be, far more injurious to health than tobacco-smoking ever could be.
Keir Starmer has a similar bill working its way through Parliament. He, too, is going to have to learn the hard way that a generational smoking ban will solve NOTHING. He will surely find that such a ban will create far more problems than it will ever solve. We are being led by fools. And killjoys! If this bill successfully passes through Parliament in the UK, when Starmer is kicked out of office, the law will surely have to be repealed. — © Mark Alexander
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Nov 1, 2025 | Members of a US congressional committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case have intensified their calls for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to answer questions about his links to the late sex offender.
King Charles stripped his brother of his "prince" title on Thursday, following months of pressure over Andrew's ties to Epstein.
Andrew has always denied wrongdoing. At least four Democrat members of the House Oversight Committee have since renewed their calls for Andrew to testify - although the panel is controlled by Republicans, who have not indicated they would support the move.
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Shouldn't these self-same Democrats be pushing their very own president to release the Epstein files first? Their pleas smack of double standards. — © Mark Alexander
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Andrew has always denied wrongdoing. At least four Democrat members of the House Oversight Committee have since renewed their calls for Andrew to testify - although the panel is controlled by Republicans, who have not indicated they would support the move.
Meanwhile, it is understood that Andrew will not have to leave Royal Lodge immediately and could move to Sandringham as late as the new year.
Shouldn't these self-same Democrats be pushing their very own president to release the Epstein files first? Their pleas smack of double standards. — © Mark Alexander
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The disgraced former prince has now been stripped of his style, title and honours, and is being removed from the 30-room Royal Lodge.
A copy of the leasehold agreement, shared with the PA news agency by the Crown Estate, which oversees the royal family's land and property holdings, shows Andrew signed a 75-year lease on the property in 2003.
It reveals he paid £1 million for the lease and that since then he has paid "one peppercorn" of rent "if demanded" per year.
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