A breath of fresh air for smoggy Bangkok


An original section of Benjakitti Park, where visitors can go kayaking and paddle boating, in central Bangkok. — ©2024 The New York Times Company

FOR more than half a century, Thailand’s state-owned tobacco monopoly mass- produced cigarettes at a sprawling industrial estate in Bangkok.

A steady stream of heavy trucks brought raw tobacco into the heart of the city and hauled millions of cigarettes away.

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