January 9th, 2006, 20:47
"Smoking ban in public places to be expanded
The Nation, Published on Jan 09 , 2006
Smokers in Thailand will soon be banned from smoking in hotel lobbies, health spas and trains, as the government expand the coverage of its ban on smoking in public places, the Public Health Ministry said Monday.
The new bans, scheduled to take effect by the end of the month, will also make it illegal to smoke in beauty salons and massage parlours, with fines starting at Bt2,000, the Health Ministry said. The new regulations will bar smoking in all trains, toughening an earlier ban that had applied only to air-conditioned train cars, said Saman Futrakul, a ministry spokesman.
Thailand, with a strong anti-smoking lobby, issued an extensive ban in 2002 on smoking in most air-conditioned public places, including department stores, shopping malls, restaurants, theaters and buses."
The Nation, Published on Jan 09 , 2006
Smokers in Thailand will soon be banned from smoking in hotel lobbies, health spas and trains, as the government expand the coverage of its ban on smoking in public places, the Public Health Ministry said Monday.
The new bans, scheduled to take effect by the end of the month, will also make it illegal to smoke in beauty salons and massage parlours, with fines starting at Bt2,000, the Health Ministry said. The new regulations will bar smoking in all trains, toughening an earlier ban that had applied only to air-conditioned train cars, said Saman Futrakul, a ministry spokesman.
Thailand, with a strong anti-smoking lobby, issued an extensive ban in 2002 on smoking in most air-conditioned public places, including department stores, shopping malls, restaurants, theaters and buses."