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Chinese fugitive, Korean drug agent arrested in Pattaya
Chaiyot Pupattanapong, Published on 18/07/2025
» Immigration police have arrested two foreign men in separate criminal cases in the beach town of Pattaya in Chon Buri province.
France imposes smoking ban on beaches, parks
AFP, Published on 30/06/2025
» PARIS - France on Sunday banned smoking in parks and on beaches, part of efforts to protect the public from passive smoke and create the country's first non-smoking generation.
Southern island DJ arrested while selling cocaine
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 08/06/2025
» SURAT THANI: A Russian man, 37, was arrested on Koh Phangan island in this southern province Saturday evening with packets of cocaine and ketamine.
Security guard killed during Bangkok Port robbery
News, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 02/06/2025
» A brave security guard was killed by gangsters during a daring theft of confiscated, smuggled e-cigarettes from Customs Department containers at Bangkok Port on Sunday.
France to ban smoking outdoors in most places: minister
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» PARIS - France will ban smoking in all outdoor places that can be accessed by children, including beaches, parks and bus stops, the health and family minister announced Thursday.
Asia-Pacific air passengers unaware of lithium battery risks, poll finds
Published on 08/05/2025
» Despite several high-profile incidents, travellers in the Asia-Pacific area routinely bring devices powered by lithium-ion batteries on flights and still have little understanding of the potential risks, a poll has found.
Hong Kong's Cathay not following Singapore Airlines' ban on using power banks
Published on 14/03/2025
» Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways has said it "assessed all the risks" in allowing the continued use of power banks on flights, after Singapore Airlines followed the lead of some other Asian carriers by barring passengers from charging electronics with the devices.
'Zombie pod' maker and seller arrested in Bangkok
News, Online Reporters, Published on 12/03/2025
» Police raided a condominium room in Bangkok and arrested a man for producing and selling e-cigarettes and vape liquid laced with an anaesthetic - known as "Zombie pods".
Korea tightens rules for lithium batteries on planes
Published on 01/03/2025
» SEOUL - South Korea has tightened rules on carrying lithium batteries on planes, highlighting a growing risk to flights worldwide from the batteries used in everything from mobile phones to e-cigarettes which can malfunction to produce smoke, fire or extreme heat.
Vaping schoolgirls remain in hospital
Surachai Piragsa, Published on 25/02/2025
» BURI RAM - Three schoolgirls hospitalised for a week after two years of illegal vaping remain under close watch for lung complications, the provincial heath chief said on Tuesday.