BANGKOK, 28 May 2016 (NNT) – World No Tobacco Day which falls on May 31st will be celebrated in Thailand as the Ministry of Public Health is preparing for the upcoming event. Dr. Amnuay Gajeena, the Director-General of the Disease Control Department under the supervision of the Ministry of Public Health, said World No Tobacco […]
The Office of the Attorney-General filed a multi-billion-baht tax evasion lawsuit against Philip Morris Thailand (PMTL) in the Criminal Court on Monday, a charge the tobacco giant’s management insisted was “without merit and unjust”. Attorney-general’s spokesman Somnuek Siangkong confirmed on Tuesday that the case reached the Criminal Court on Monday. Read more: Bangkok Post
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 the cabinet Tuesday. In a move hailed by anti-smoking activists, the cabinet approved in principle legislation that also would outlaw the sale of individual cigarettes, requiring people to buy them […]
BANGKOK, 4 May 2015 (NNT)-The Action on Smoking and Health Foundation Thailand (ASH Thailand) has claimed that a giant American tobacco company is trying to prevent Thailand from passing a law on tobacco control. According to ASH Thailand Secretary General Professor Dr. Prakit Watheesathokkij, Philip Morris International submitted a letter to the Ministry of Public […]
BANGKOK, 18 December 2014 (NNT) – The Ministry of Public Health is preparing to propose a new draft law aimed at reducing the number of teen smokers. The new anti-smoking law, if approved, is expected to fill the loopholes in the current one, which has been in effect for 22 years. Under the new tobacco […]
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. He was speaking at last weekend hosting of an event to mark the World No Tobacco Day which falls on May 31. Read more: thaipbs.or.th
Now the Chonburi Provincial Governor strictly forbids Pattaya entertainment spots to sell ‘Baraku’ herbal liquor and a tobacco type product known as ‘Sisha,’ (used in water pipe smoking), so if anyone violates this ban, local officers will arrest them immediately. Read more: pattayadailynews.com
BANGKOK, April 15 – A new regulation which imposes printing of warning messages on 85 per cent of a cigarette package will not affect Thai tobacco sales, according to the director of Thailand Tobacco Monopoly (TTM). Torsak Chotemongkol said a royal decree, proposed by the Public Health Ministry in its unrelenting anti-smoking campaign, was recently […]
