BANGKOK: Thailand will ban imports of Arabian hookah pipes and shisha tobacco mix after smoking the water pipes became the latest craze in Bangkok nightspots, the health ministry said yesterday.
The tall hookah pipes, which have long mouthpieces that can be passed from person to person, first became popular in Bangkok's Middle Eastern quarter but have now taken off in other bar districts frequented by tourists and young Thais.
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