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  • Crime NewsThai man in Pattaya arrested for allegedly selling e-cig vaping products

    Thai man in Pattaya arrested for allegedly selling e-cig vaping products

    A Thai man is under arrest in Pattaya for allegedly selling e-cigarettes and vaping products, after concerned citizens tipped off Banglamung police. The products were allegedly being sold in the Naklua market, according to the Banglamung Administrative Chief Officer, Phonchai Sangeiad who reportedly talked to Pattaya News. โ€œWe are cracking down on electronic cigarettes in the area overall as partโ€ฆ

  • Crime NewsBangkok man arrested for selling e-cigarettes, vaping fluid

    Bangkok man arrested for selling e-cigarettes, vaping fluid

    A Bangkok man is facing 3 years in prison and/or a 600,000 baht fine for selling e-cigarettes and vaping fluid, which are legal in many countries and even encouraged by some people as an aid to giving up actual cigarettes, on Facebook. Trading standards officers and police, acting on a tip, went to a house in Bangkokโ€™s Nong Khaem subdistrict,โ€ฆ

  • Thailand NewsAnti-alternative tobacco report slammed by experts

    Anti-alternative tobacco report slammed by experts

    A recent report titled โ€œTodayโ€™s Teens, Tomorrowโ€™s Customersโ€ published by Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance is being slammed by the Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates and global health experts, who have dismissed it as โ€œโ€‹naรฏveโ€ and โ€œharmful.โ€ Nancy Loucas, CAPHRAโ€™s executive director, described the report as a product of perception by a group that is funded byโ€ฆ

  • Thailand NewsPro-vaping group to request public hearing to legalise vaping in Thailand

    Pro-vaping group to request public hearing to legalise vaping in Thailand

    The below is the contents of a press release sent to The Thaiger by the consumer group End Cigarette Smoke Thailand. The opinions expressed therein do not necessarily reflect those of The Thaiger or its subsidiaries. The Tobacco Control Research and Knowledge Management Center (TRC) revealed results from the meeting of the Ministry of Commerceโ€™s review panel on e-cigarette importโ€ฆ

  • World News450 vaping-related cases now reported in the US, 3 deaths, possible links to THC

    450 vaping-related cases now reported in the US, 3 deaths, possible links to THC

    โ€ฆand US health officials are trying to isolate the possible causes and if they can link the cases to any particular chemical or product vapers use. Vaping is currently illegal in Thailand with tourists prevented bringing in vaping-related products and refills, and crackdowns on local sellers frequent. Meanwhile, US health officials say theyโ€™re now aware of at least 450 possibleโ€ฆ

  • HealthTobacco giant lobbies Thai government to reverse vaping laws

    Tobacco giant lobbies Thai government to reverse vaping laws

    PHOTO: Sampan.org Leading Thai cigarette importer Philip Morris Trading wants the new government and policymakers to start talking with the tobacco industry to find constructive solutions to reducing harm caused by smoking. The tobacco giant is hoping the new government will consider innovative โ€œsmoke-free productsโ€ (vaping) for smokers, who would otherwise continue smoking. Cut to the chase โ€“ Philip Morris,โ€ฆ

  • Crime NewsPattaya police caught extorting son of senior Issan policeman

    Pattaya police caught extorting son of senior Issan policeman

    PHOTO: Daily News Four Pattaya police have been caught out trying to extort payment from a person in an e-cigarette sting. But the person they were trying to get payment from was the son of a deputy police commander in Isaan, in Thailandโ€™s north east. 24 year old Phanuwat Suban Na Ayuthaya reported the alleged extortion to Pattaya police yesterday. Heโ€ฆ

  • Thai LifeVaping network urges Thai authorities to rethink e-cigarette laws

    Vaping network urges Thai authorities to rethink e-cigarette laws

    โ€œThai authorities had demanded a 40,000 baht bribe from a Frenchwoman to free her after she was arrested for possessing an e-cigarette.โ€ E-cigarette users are calling on the Thai government to quickly come up with appropriate solutions to regulate e-cigarettes, and clarify the current laws, in order to protect the countryโ€™s image among foreign tourists. The network say it alsoโ€ฆ

  • Thailand NewsThai government being urged to legalise e-cigarettes and vaping

    Thai government being urged to legalise e-cigarettes and vaping

    by Jintana Panyaarvudh Allowing smoke-free products seen as more effective in discouraging tobacco smokers than the introduction of plain packaging for cigarette packets. The Nation reports that a network of e-cigarette users and importers is suggesting that lifting the ban on smoke-free products and issuing appropriate regulations would be a more-effective measure to discourage people from smoking rather than sellingโ€ฆ

  • Thailand NewsE-cigarettes and vaping to be legalised in Thailand

    E-cigarettes and vaping to be legalised in Thailand

    Even more changes afoot for smokers in the ever-changing landscape of Thai smoking laws. Earlier this week laws were passed forbidding smoking in most public areas, including outside public buildings, restaurants and bars. That report HERE. Now Sanook reports that there are major changes are on the way regarding the use of electronic cigarettes (vaping) in Thailand. The excise departmentโ€ฆ