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Tobacco packet push stalled
Post Reporters, Published on 26/08/2013
» The Central Administrative Court has ordered the Public Health Ministry to suspend the enforcement of a cigarette health warning enlargement regulation in a high-profile case filed by tobacco giant Philip Morris against the ministry.
Philip Morris says it will fight charges 'vigorously'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/10/2013
» Tobacco giant Philip Morris (Thailand) yesterday said it intends to fight "vigorously" against what it claims to be "meritless charges" against the company.
Third fire at Phraeksa extinguished
News, Post Reporters, Published on 13/05/2014
» Firefighters yesterday afternoon managed to extinguish the third fire to hit Phraeksa dump site in two months.
Duty-free limit strictly enforced
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/07/2014
» The 10,000 baht duty-free limit on personal items bought overseas by incoming air passengers is now being strictly policed, the Customs Department said yesterday.
Locals open new dump fire fight
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/09/2014
» Villagers affected by a fire at a rubbish dump at Samut Prakan's tambon Phraeksa have filed a lawsuit with the Civil Court, demanding 2 million baht in compensation from the dump operator and two landlords.
Baraku, e-ciggies face import ban
Post Reporters, Published on 15/10/2014
» The cabinet has approved a draft announcement by the Ministry of Commerce banning the import of baraku, electric baraku and electronic cigarettes into Thailand, defining them as prohibited items.
Body found after social media alert
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/12/2014
» An amateur photographer who discovered the body of a dead foreigner in an abandoned building on Friday was forced to take to social media to raise the alarm after police showed no interest in investigating the case.
Anti-smoking camp praises e-ciggies crackdown bill
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/12/2014
» Anti-tobacco activists have praised the Public Health Ministry's efforts to amend the tobacco control act to bring e-cigarettes and baraku under its regulatory framework and raise the legal age for buying cigarettes to 20.
Schools on alert after drug cases
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/02/2015
» Local authorities in Nakhon Si Thammarat are stepping up efforts to protect school-age children from substance abuse after an eight-year-old male student tested positive for drugs during a random urine test yesterday.
Customs seize B7.7m of contraband items
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/09/2015
» Customs officers have seized contraband items worth more than 7.7 million baht smuggled into the country via mail over the past year.