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Vaping ban fails to do its job
News, Editorial, Published on 30/10/2022
» Despite Thailand's ban on e-cigarettes, they are easily available online. Worse, consumers are subject to heavy lobbying from the vaping industry, which spreads disinformation in its bid to end the ban. The government must put a stop to this dirty business.
Ciggie tax needs care
Oped, Editorial, Published on 23/09/2021
» Next week, the cabinet will decide on a new excise tax structure for cigarettes that will be implemented from Oct 1.
No need for a rush on bans
News, Editorial, Published on 15/01/2018
» While most people agree with the statement that we live in a complicated world, a huge number argue for what they claim to be simple solutions. Nowhere is this more common than in addressing criminal, anti-social or harmful goods and behaviour. Some people favour strict laws that ban goods and behaviour. But bans almost never result in completely halting their target. In most cases, regulation beats bans hands down.
Time to wake up on e-cigs
News, Editorial, Published on 16/12/2017
» The arrest of a couple in Pathum Thani on Tuesday for allegedly selling electronic cigarettes has prompted users of the alternative products to come out and press lawmakers to revise the law, saying the ban is dogged by misinformation. And they are not wrong about that.
Drug reform still pending
News, Editorial, Published on 10/05/2017
» A year and a month ago, the government promised radical reform of the anti-narcotics laws and the war on drugs. Since then, there has been no significant progress. Then-minister of justice Paiboon Koomchaya, who was leading reform efforts, has left the government. It seems an opportunity has been lost.
Bad drivers hurt everyone
News, Editorial, Published on 24/03/2017
» Aiming to prevent potential horrendous and fatal road accidents during the upcoming Songkran holidays, the government has come up with a number of new legal measures. Last Tuesday, its new order imposing harsher punishments on traffic law violators took effect, mainly focusing on the use of seat belts and collecting fines from traffic law violators.