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Anti-smoking campaigners target Bangkok expo, call on govt to stop accepting tobacco companies' money ...full story at The Nation

from The Nation on Tue, Nov 03 2009

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24 Apr 08 visit งานแถลงข่าว Money Expo 2008 Bangkok  »  YouTube videoงานแถลงข่าว Money Expo 2008 Bangkok ที่ตลาดหลักทรัพ ย์แห่งประเทศไทย วันที่ 22 เมษายน 2551
24 Aug 09 visit Groups oppose big tobacco event planned in November  »  The Nation Anti-smoking groups hit out yesterday at news that the tobacco industry plans to stage a major conference in Bangkok, saying the move would have an adverse impact on efforts to limit smoking.
26 Jun 07 visit Duty-free cigarettes next target  »  The Nation Cigarettes and tobacco products will not be available in duty-free shops worldwide if a new anti-smoking protocol proposed by Thailand is approved in principle at an international convention to be held in Bangkok later this month.
04 Jul 07 visit Activists urge indoor smoking ban  »  Bangkok Post Bangkok (dpa) - Anti-tobacco lobbyists called Wednesday on the governments of South-East Asia - home to 10 per cent of the world's 1.25 billion cigarette smokers - to ban smoking in all indoor workplaces.
17 Mar 09 visit Thai agency wins Bloomberg award for tobacco control  »  The Nation The New Yorkbased Bloomberg Foundation has praised Thailand's Action on Smoking and Health Foundation for its efforts to control tobacco consumption by putting pictures representing the side effects of smoking on cigarette packets.
11 Nov 09 visit Hundreds of Thais protest tobacco congress in Bangkok  »  The Nation Bangkok - Hundreds of Thais on Wednesday protested outside a tobacco industry congress in Bangkok aimed at expanding cigarette consumption in Asia, already the fastest-growing market for tobacco products.

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