Beach smoking ban takes effect Thursday

PATTAYA:--Enforcement of Thailand’s ban on smoking on the beach begins Thursday, Feb. 1, and Pattaya officials are spending the final few days letting everyone know what’s coming.

 

Mayor Anan Charoenchasri led a Jan. 19 quit-smoking event on Jomtien Beach with officials from the Disease Control Department, Pattaya police representatives, and Marine and Coastal Resources Management Office 2 to tout the Feb. 1 start of enforcement of the ban that became law last year.

 

City workers offered free health checks and speakers offered tips on how to kick the habit. Others spoke to a large crowd about the health hazards of smoking and second-hand smoke, as well as the impact on the environment that cigarette butts cause.

 

The event ended with a yoga class and public officials leading a beach cleanup where they claimed to collect more than 50,000 discarded butts.

 

Read more:http://www.pattayamail.com/featured/beach-smoking-ban-takes-effect-thursday-200183

 

-- © Copyright Pattaya Mail 2018-01-27

well that's that then.....Amazing Thailand in a world of their own...

Great.  Has to be the most disgusting habit in the world.

 

Edited January 28, 20188 yr by bkk6060

Is this a case of Pattaya trying something first or has this been done at other beaches in or outside Thailand?

Just now, jerry921 said:

Is this a case of Pattaya trying something first or has this been done at other beaches in or outside Thailand?

Will go onto effect on the first at 20 tourist beaches in Thailand.

18 hours ago, Rimmer said:

Pattaya police representatives,

have begun ordering new Mercs.

So I guess will be "cigarette police" on patrol.

1 year jail is a proportional punishment. Maybe a bit lenient.

I'm not complaining, if they can enforce it, we'll see.

9 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Great.  Has to be the most disgusting habit in the world.

 

IMHO spitting out the remnants of chewing tobacco takes the biscuit for me bkk6060. And ironically. there is a common denominator.