Sale of cigarettes in Thailand must bear the large area of warnings

 Thailand new rules that require cigarette manufacturers and import businessmen must start with a distinct pattern of symbol, shows that smoking is harmful to health.

Thailand used on the cigarette box that sells on the market the “smoking is harmful” sign, is limited to occupy more than half a cigarette box cover.And only 30% in the past.

Ban on cigarette packaging graphic will be detailed to tell people about the dangers of smoke to the lungs, teeth, and how it can accelerate aging.The world in addition to Thailand, Singapore, Brazil and Canada only implement a radical no-smoking policy.

Don’t follow the new rules of cigarette manufacturers and importers will face fines of hundreds of baht, illegal cigarette vendors will also be fined twenty thousand baht.

Cigarettes are printed on this stuff.Estimates that people buy less half, at least I dare not to buy.

Retail store cigarettes in Thailand will be all the shelves, can only be a box or in a drawer, may not be publicly displayed.If retailers dare to sell cigarettes to minors, will face the equivalent of $750 fine and three months in prison.

Thai world journal reported, world union awarded the title of “2008 best anti-smoking state” in Thailand, for Thailand to limit cigarette sales, consumer legislation and publicity aspects so as to obtain the outstanding achievements.

In places like Asia, not much.Vietnam, 73% of men are smokers, in Cambodia and Indonesia, this proportion is as high as 70% and 70%.Thailand, by contrast, can be a rare piece of pure land, is the country’s 64 million population of less than 20% of the smokers, but also the vast majority of women don’t smoke.