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Jump to full article: The Nation (th), 2010-03-03
Author: Pongphon Sarnsamak The Nation
Intro: Educational centres, banks, religious places, sports complexes and hospitals will be turned into no-smoking zones in the next four months, Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit, said yesterday.
According to the Public Health Ministry's announcement on February 27, smoking would be prohibited inside all public buildings, apart from open-air areas.
Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport is the only public area where a smoking zone will be allowed inside.
Educational institutes, petrol stations, offices and state agencies will be allowed to set up outside smoking areas.
Director of the Department of Diseases Control's Office of Alcohol Beverage and Tobacco Control, Dr Churit Tengtriseng, said smoking inside condominium buildings would be totally banned in the future.
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