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Wed, 06 Feb 2019 13:30
Hawaii considers raising legal smoking age — to 100
LOS ANGELES, United States - Would-be cigarette smokers in the US state of Hawaii might have to wait a very long time for their first legal drag, after a lawmaker introduced a bill that would bar sales to anyone under the age of 100.
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Wed, 16 Jan 2019 01:00
Ban on e-cigarettes under study after enforcement problems emerge
A REVIEW of the ban on e-cigarettes is being launched in light of difficulties in enforcing the law.
business
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Mon, 07 Jan 2019 01:00
Pushing smoke-free alternatives to tobacco
Cigarette giant philip morris is focusing on research to come up with less-harmful products but concerns remain about their effectiveness
national
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Sat, 08 Dec 2018 13:20
Tobacco giant survey finds most participants want smoke-free alternatives
Thai people prefer less harmful products to cigarettes due mainly to health concerns, a new survey on the tobacco industry and smoke-free alternatives says.
national
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Mon, 26 Nov 2018 01:00
Govt urged to lift ban on e-cigarettes
Allowing smoke-free products seen as more effective in discouraging tobacco smokers than plain packaging.
national
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Sat, 17 Nov 2018 10:42
Meeting planned on WTO ruling on cigarette imports
Thai Customs officials plan to hold a meeting next week on the ruling issued by a World Trade Organisation [WTO] against the country’s regulations on cigarette imports, a spokesperson of Customs Department told The Nation on Saturday.
national
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Fri, 16 Nov 2018 20:30
Plain packaging for cigarettes to be introduced in Thailand
Cigarettes are to be sold only in plain packages in Thailand to discourage smoking, under new regulations approved by the National Tobacco Products Control Committee.
national
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Sat, 10 Nov 2018 10:06
Two temporary Pattaya City employees arrested for allegedly extorting fines from Chinese tourists
Two Pattaya City temporary employees were arrested for allegedly extorting money from Chinese tourists caught dropping cigarette buts on the street.
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Tue, 06 Nov 2018 02:00
Prisons to ban sale of tobacco products and cigarettes
A NEW REGULATION will ban the sale of cigarettes and tobacco at all prisons across the country to reduce the number of inmates falling sick or dying from respiratory diseases, Corrections Department director-general |Pol Colonel Narat Savettanan said.
national
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Sat, 20 Oct 2018 01:00
Assertions against plain packaging for cigarettes far-fetched and ludicrous
Re: “Why Thailand risks getting its fingers burned in combating rise in smoking”, Opinion & Analysis, October 16.
your say
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Fri, 19 Oct 2018 01:00
More Rain on the way
Jung Jihoon, better known as Rain, returns to Thailand for a “Just for You” fan meeting in Hall 105 of Bitec Bangna in Bangkok on October 27.
music
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Tue, 16 Oct 2018 09:33
Smoking man with Parkinson’s killed in hay fire
A Lop Buri man with Parkinson’s disease died after he was trapped in a fire that burned a stack of hay he was leaning on while sitting and smoking a cigarette on Monday evening, police said.
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Tue, 16 Oct 2018 01:00
Why Thailand risks getting its fingers burned in combating rise in smoking
In the past 10 years, Thailand has attempted to curb smoking by enlarging the size of picture health warnings on cigarette packs repeatedly. Now, the gruesome photos cover up to 85 per cent of the packet. Yet the number of Thai smokers is increasing, figures show.
opinion
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Tue, 02 Oct 2018 02:00
Tobacco tax ‘too little’ to finance public healthcare
Experts say an extra bt2 per cigarette packet won’t resolve budget challenges of universal scheme
business
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Wed, 22 Aug 2018 19:30
Phuket market bans smoking
The Phuket City municipality is launching a no-smoking campaign for the weekly Lard Yai market on Thalang Road each Sunday night.
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