Pdoggg Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Quote Smokers heading outside the front of buildings in Thailand for a quick cigarette will soon be a thing of the past. New laws have been enacted that will shortly come into force. New regulations have been issued by the Department of Public Health which will force smokers to stay well away from public buildings and public areas. The ban will include people smoking outside café and restaurants. There will be a five metre perimeter exclusion zone from the entrances or exist of all public buildings. This includes condos, rental buildings, pubs, hotels, religious buildings, karaoke establishments, restaurants, laundries, salons, cinemas, parking areas, spas, areas for Thai massage, clinics, hospitals, schools, swimming pools, fitness parks, clinics and ‘other places’, according to Thai Rath. The regulations also specify precisely where internal smoking areas in buildings may be located. The new regulations will come into force in 90 days of this latest announcement. Other regulations, coming in within 180 days, refer to permissible wording that can be used on cigarette packets. Language such as “low tar”, “classic”, “women” and “sexy” will not be allowed. People flouting the new regulations will be fined 5,000 baht. https://thethaiger.com/news/national/no-more-smoking-in-public-in-thailand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sustra4 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Was fined once on Sukhumvit for smoking....threw a cigarette butt in a drain hole...since then always been careful...trying to quit by the end of the year....hope not to have problems anymore in BKK ( and with my wallet and health as well ) I spend almost $ 3.000 a year in this poisoning me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Do people still ignore it to some extent inside the ladyboy bars? I remember a few guys lighting up regardless when they were indoors when the ban initially came in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seven Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 4 hours ago, Sustra4 said: Was fined once on Sukhumvit for smoking They fine you for that? Or for littering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumblebee Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 52 minutes ago, seven said: They fine you for that? Or for littering? I read once that they get you either way. If it’s on the ground they get you for littering, if they see it going into a drain hole they have you for blocking public drains. It was a readers letter on Stickman at the time, replies said the cops follow farang smokers around the area waiting for them to drop the butt and then fine them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seven Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 51 minutes ago, bumblebee said: I read once that they get you either way. Ah , right, that makes sense. TIT. I'm getting one of them ashtrays with a lid to carry with me, but i'm sure the BiB can find a way to clamp down on that too. Thanks, BB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchieBunker Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Now why cant they stop these fuckwits from driving motorbikes on the sidewalk!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pdoggg Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 A new tax which takes effect on Friday is expected to raise the price of smokes from 6-8 baht. Stock up now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seven Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 24 minutes ago, Pdoggg said: A new tax which takes effect on Friday is expected to raise the price of smokes from 6-8 baht. Stock up now! Can you ask how much a pack of Marlboros is next time you're in a 7/11? It has to be cheaper than € 7. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seven Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 23 minutes ago, Fenton said: £14 pounds for a cheap brand of cigarettes in the UK. You serious? Thats even more than Austria! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke007 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 5 hours ago, Fenton said: £14 pounds for a cheap brand of cigarettes in the UK. Marlboro not really a popular brand here, not seen a pack of marlboro lites for years, but then again the packets are all the same colour. I wouldn't say it was that high Fenners, but then again I haven't smoked a 'fag' since 18th February 2018 I was paying £6.50p per packet for Pall Mall Super Kings back then and it looks like the prices has risen quite steeply since. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciobha Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Lambert & butler Silver are £10.30 in my local Tesco. Think Bensons are closer to £13.00 That latest rise of tax in Thailand will bring a pack up to about £2.25 at current rates, roughly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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