Tag: Cigarettes
Thailand to mark World No Tobacco Day on May 31
BANGKOK, 28 May 2016 (NNT) – World No Tobacco Day which falls on May 31st will be celebrated in Thailand as the Ministry of Public [Read More…]
Tourists visiting Thailand are to refrain from smoking in prohibited public areas
Bangkok, 7 January, 2016 – Thailand is campaigning for the general public and tourists to refrain from smoking in prohibited public areas, as part of [Read More…]
Government sizes up Philip Morris WTO claim
The government is not sure whether a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling cited by tobacco giant Philip Morris will have any impact on a lawsuit [Read More…]
Bill to raise minimum age of cigarette buyers to 20
The minimum age to buy cigarettes would be raised to 20 and puffers would see other tougher controls enacted under a tobacco-control bill endorsed by [Read More…]
Alleged UK cigarette smuggler captured in Hua Hin
A British fugitive who allegedly masterminded a cigarette-smuggling ring that cost the UK government £2 million in lost tax revenue in 2008 was captured in [Read More…]
Public Health Ministry to propose stricter anti-smoking law
BANGKOK, 18 December 2014 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health is preparing to propose a new draft law aimed at reducing the number of [Read More…]
High tobacco tax urged
Permanent-secretary of the Public Health Ministry Dr Narong Sahametapat is to propose tax increase on tobacco, reasoning high cigarette prices could deter people from smoking. [Read More…]
Anti-Smoking group calls for media to help promote Smoke-Free Krabi
KRABI, 14 May 2014 (NNT) – Professor Dr. Prakit Vathesatogkit, the Executive Secretary of Action on Smoking and Health Foundation Thailand (ASH Thailand), stated today [Read More…]
