BANGKOK (NNT) - The National Tobacco Products Control Committee is being urged to consider revising its ban on the import and sales of e-cigarettes in Thailand.

 

Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn said he has submitted a petition to the committee to revise its decision on e-cigarette sales and imports. He said research in 70 countries has shown that e-cigarettes are a safer alternative to conventional cigarettes and that their sale has been subsidized by their governments. If the government allows the legal import and sale of e-cigarettes, it will be able to set selling standards and benefit from a tobacco tax.

 

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The Minister claimed that e-cigarettes have the potential to protect young people from smoking and that a better course of action would be to regulate them in the same way that cigarettes are regulated, with no advertising or online sales. He also proposed strict laws governing the minimum selling age, as well as quality controls on the products themselves, to ensure that they meet international standards.

 

According to a survey conducted by the National Statistical Office in 2021, approximately 10 million Thais smoke, with 52 percent saying they are unlikely to quit. The minister believes that if these people are provided with accurate information about e-cigarettes or other alternatives, they will be more likely to quit smoking.

 

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14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

According to a survey conducted by the National Statistical Office in 2021, approximately 10 million Thais smoke, with 52 percent saying they are unlikely to quit. The minister believes that if these people are provided with accurate information about e-cigarettes or other alternatives, they will be more likely to quit smoking.

Fair comment, but if 48% might be willing to drop cigarettes in favour of trying an alternative a certain monopoly will not be happy.

Digital Economy Minister talks about health issues - or possibly tax income - while the Health Minister talked about speeding up the railway link from Laos to the seashores. Very sporty comments came from Prawatch on the subject of how many medals Thailand will bring home from the SEA games .... and others organize a 200 million Baht stint for New Year in Phuket which could never have taken place as the two artists were booked much earlier on more realistic projects. 

Governmental Job description = everybody puts his/her nose into everything which faintly smells of money, limelight or face improvement! 

Minister of Health to be along shortly to advice the MDES on thailand 4.0?

 

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

According to a survey conducted by the National Statistical Office in 2021, approximately 10 million Thais smoke, with 52 percent saying they are unlikely to quit. The minister believes that if these people are provided with accurate information about e-cigarettes or other alternatives, they will be more likely to quit smoking.

EPIC fail.

 

 

Lopburi monkeys could do a better job running the thai government.