Thailand to appeal after Philip Morris wins tobacco case


  • World
  • Wednesday, 28 Aug 2013

A man butts out a cigarette outside parliament house in Bangkok July 2, 2007. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai government plans to appeal a court victory by tobacco giant Philip Morris to keep larger health warnings off cigarette packets for sale in Thailand.

The Central Administrative Court ruled last Friday to temporarily suspend a new health ministry regulation requiring tobacco warning labels to cover 85 percent of the visible pack, up from 55 percent now.

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