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Jump to full article: The Nation (th), 2009-05-27
Author: Pichet Netbutra The Nation
Intro: In a move to mark the World No Tobacco Day on May 31, Sukhothai was yesterday declared as the country's first anti-smoking historic city.
Provincial health official Dr Boonterm Tansurat said the project, sponsored by Thai Health Foundation, aimed to promote a culture of not smoking in public places. A memorandum of understanding will also be signed by some 30 public and private agencies to make their offices smoke-free zones.
Citing a National Statistics Office survey in 2007, Sukhothai has 93,709 smokers, of which 88,088 are men, Boonterm said an anti-smoking campaign was sorely needed to protect the health of non-smokers.
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