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[China] Staff smoking on bullet train broadcasted on CCTV

However, when the bullet train G801 entered into Wuhan station, netizens spotted a scene that several people went out of the train with cigarettes in hand, one of those even wearing staff badge. Yesterday four video snapshots featuring staff smoking on
subaonet.com (cn)
added Dec 30, 2012 16:44
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[China] Bullet train smokers risk detention

SMOKERS on high-speed rail lines may be detained as Shanghai railway operators strengthen the crackdown on smoking onboard. The detention can range from five days to 10 days, said the Shanghai Railway Bureau. The change is effective immediately.
Shanghai Daily (cn)
added Dec 24, 2012 17:23
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[India] Smoking menace: N Railway prosecutes over 7000 people

Taking on the menace of smoking in rail premises, the Northern Railway has penalised more than 7000 people this year in the Delhi Division and realised over Rs 15 lakh as penalty from them.
PTI - Press Trust of India (in)
added Dec 18, 2012 15:00
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Smokers slow high-speed trains in NE China

Bullet trains on a high-speed railway line in Northeast China have been forced to slow down seven times over the last three days because of smoking passengers, railway police said Tuesday.
China Daily (cn)
added Dec 4, 2012 06:58
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[China] Passenger smoking caused bullet train to speed down

This is the seventh time that alarm was triggered by smoking of passengers since December 1 this year, when the bullet train on Harbin-Dalian railway was first put to operation."
SINA (cn)
added Dec 4, 2012 03:46
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[Taiwan] Station sidewalk ban for smokers

Sidewalks around Taipei City Hall station are now strictly non-smoking, to prevent passers-by from inhaling second-hand smoke, the city government’s Department of Health said yesterday. The transfer station is a multi-story building housing an MRT stat
Taipei Times (tw)
added Nov 1, 2012 20:22
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[Philippines] LRT's no-smoking policy extends to e-cigarettes

Sorry, e-smokers. The no-smoking policy of the Light Rail Transit (LRT) also applies to you. LRT Authority spokesman Hernando Cabrera said this amid questions from LRT riders on whether e-cigarettes, nicotine-fee alternatives to the real thing, are allo
GMANews.TV (ph)
added Sep 18, 2012 00:45
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[UK] Cigarette causes train station to be evacuated

A DISCARDED cigarette led to the evacuation of Banbury Train Station on Tuesday after it set fire to nearby rubbish. Shortly after 6pm firefighters from Banbury were called to the train station after smoke was reported to be coming through the walls nea
Banbury Guardian (uk)
added Sep 14, 2012 13:02
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Russian trains to get smoking rooms

Russia is planning the possibility of helping nicotine-addicted people on long distance trains by providing special smoking rooms in it. Deputy Minister of Health and Social Development, Sergei Velmyaikin said at a press conference yesterday, that specia
PTI - Press Trust of India (in)
added Sep 4, 2012 08:35
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[UK] WEST: The smoking ban was right – I love Big Brother

I didn’t want to be a full-on smoker; now I’m quite happy to be an occasional social smoker who puffs away on those rare occasions when a big social gathering coincides with a nice day. By making heavy smoking a massive hassle, the ban has made it easier
Electronic Telegraph (uk)
added Jun 28, 2012 11:41
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