No more smoking in public in Thailand
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.
Den nye loven åpner også opp for legalisering av e-sigaretter og damping.
E-cigarettes and vaping to be legalised in Thailand
Even more changes afoot for smokers in the ever-changing landscape of Thai smoking laws. Earlier this week laws were passed forbidding smoking in most public areas, including outside public buildings, restaurants and bars.
Now Sanook reports that there are major changes are on the way regarding the use of electronic cigarettes (vaping) in Thailand.
The excise department says they will be taxing the devices and vaping liquids leading the way to their legal use in the Kingdom.
Many people have criticised Thai authorities for being behind the times in regards to their laws prohibiting vaping and vaping products.
E-cigarettes are legal and taxed in many parts of the world but in Thailand tourists wondered if they could face jail time for vaping.
De nye regulativene skal iverksettes innen 90 dager etter de er annonserte.
