Thread: 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 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 Day celebrations will be held at Future Park Rangsit.

It's hoped the event will raise awareness of the dangers of smoking, among Thai youth. According to a survey conducted in 2014, more than 353,000 youngsters aged between 15 and 18 smoke cigarettes, while the number of smokers between 19 and 24 years of age is as many as a million people. The shocking statistics also suggest that up to 70 percent of Thai youths smoke cigarettes, while Thailand sees around 200,000 - 250,000 new smokers take up the dangerous habit, on a yearly basis.

He said the ministry will push for a law that forbids manufacturers from putting logos on cigarette packs. The move is intended to discourage people from smoking.

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One presumes the Thailand Tobacco Monopoly will have a stall to promote their low cost products for the poor ...

Previous "No Smoking" days have highlighted a few other dangers in LoS.

They won't ban selling them on that day, will they?
I'd better stock up, just in case.

Originally Posted by JayZee

One presumes the Thailand Tobacco Monopoly will have a stall to promote their low cost products for the poor ...

Exactly what came to my head when I read the thread title.

How band wagon fashionable....