Tag: Cigarettes
Today is World No Tobacco Day, Thailand Campaign is Focused on Stopping Vaping
Today, May 31st 2023, is World No Tobacco Day as designated by the World Health Organization, or WHO. Thai Committee on Public Health Suggests E-cigarette [Read More…]
Thai Minister Urges to Legalize E-Cigarettes, Saying It is Safer Than Normal Cigarettes
Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn said today, February 3rd, that Thailand should amend the law to legalize e-cigarettes to reflect the lives of [Read More…]
More than 6,000 packs of foreign cigarettes confiscated from foreign national in Bangkok
More than 6,000 packs of foreign cigarettes, worth more than 4 million baht, were confiscated at a company and a house in the Bang Khae [Read More…]
Alcohol, cigar duty cuts dangled to lure foreigners
The Customs Department is preparing to lower duty on the import of alcoholic beverages and cigars by 50% for five years in line with the [Read More…]
Plain cigarette packaging to be introduced to discourage smoking
Cigarette packaging in the near future will be plain and much less attractive under a new regulation approved by the National Tobacco Products Control Committee. [Read More…]
Mixed reactions to Finance Ministry’s cigarette tax hike proposal
The Finance Ministry’s plan to seek the Cabinet’s approval on a new rise in excise taxes that will result in the retail prices of cigarette [Read More…]
One million Thais are sick and suffer from cigarette-related diseases
At least one million Thais are sick and suffering from various chronic diseases associated with cigarette smoking such as cancer, emphysema, stroke, according to ASH [Read More…]
Big Increase Of Illegal Booze And Cigarettes Coming In Over Borders
Following the announcement of new taxes on alcohol and cigarettes due to be implemented in about six months, trade in illegal alcohol and tobacco is [Read More…]
