Bangkok: Smokers who flout a smoking ban on 20 of Thailand’s most famous tourist beaches will face a US$3,000 (RM12,660) fine or up to a year in prison, Thai authorities have said.
The ban, which comes into force in November, follows a clean-up of nearly 140,000 cigarette butts from a 2.5km stretch of the famed Patong beach in Phuket island province.
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