Experts say it will take time and persistence before the ban becomes self-enforcing.
Jump to full article: Thanh Nien (vn), 2010-01-10
Author: Reported by An Dien
Intro: “The antismoking laws [in Singapore] are enforced so strictly that I had no choice but to adhere to them,” Duy told Thanh Nien Weekly.
The price of a pack of cigarettes also made Duy think twice.
“I had to pay around US$15 for a pack of a cigarettes and a lighter in Singapore, while it costs me only VND15,000 ($0.8) to buy a pack of Craven A in Vietnam.”
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But nearly one week since the ban took effect, it is barely visible.
“A no-smoking sign was placed at the department dean’s office at my school,” Duy said. “But there is no sign in front of any classroom on the floor where I teach.
“My colleagues and I often go out to smoke and no one is there to monitor or fine us.”
Another teacher at Nguyen Khuyen Private High School in Tan Binh District said her male colleagues still smoked in the school’s corridors frequently.
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