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More illegal items found in Khao Bin
Online Reporters, Published on 10/02/2012
» More than 800 packets of cigarettes, pornographic magazines, cell phone chargers, gambling accessories and sharp improvised weapons were discovered during a police raid on Khao Bin Central Prison in in Ratchaburi province on Friday morning.
Untaxed liquor, cigarettes seized
Published on 23/07/2012
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Monday raided five stores and seized untaxed cigarettes and liquor worth 20 million baht in Songkhla's Hat Yai district.
B50m marijuana bust
Online Reporters, Published on 23/07/2012
» Police seized about two tonnes of marijuana worth an estimated 50 million baht hidden under a load of sand being carried by a truck in Nakhon Phanom on Monday.
Fugitive fears for future
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 26/07/2012
» After three years in exile, Vatana Asavahame believes national reconciliation will be tough to achieve and peace will not be restored if politicians still play politics in a way that they must win at all costs.
New plan needed in fight to douse southern flames
Spectrum, Published on 12/08/2012
» The recent surge of violence in the South has spurred the government to once again review its strategy of how to deal with violence in the strife-torn area.
Alcohol, tobacco taxes up
Online Reporters, Published on 21/08/2012
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved the Finance Ministry's proposal to raise the excise tax on liquor and tobacco, meaning an immediate increase in the retail price of liquor and cigarettes, but not beer or wine.
Govt raises taxes on alcohol, cigarettes
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/08/2012
» Sin taxes for liquor and cigarettes were increased yesterday, with government officials projecting the tax hikes will generate an additional 12 billion baht in revenue for the state each year.
Higher taxes eyed for beer, wine drinkers
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/08/2012
» Beer and wine drinkers may face higher prices on top of the tax rises announced for liquor products this week, if the Excise Department has its way.
The puff goes out of Chatuchak
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/10/2012
» In the dense cloister of shops and stalls that is Chatuchak Weekend Market, the air can be quite oppressive, made especially worse if people smoke.
New law 'should target teens'
News, Published on 23/10/2012
» Health experts at Mahidol University are pushing for a new law to bar teens under 18 from selling tobacco and to raise the minimum age of a person allowed to buy tobacco from 18 to 20.