August 30, 20197 yr Thai health officials hope to give smokers--and would-be smokers--a moment of pause. From Coconuts Bangkok Starting next month, colorful cigarette packaging will be replaced by logo-free, drab brown boxes as Thailand becomes the first country in Southeast Asia to implement standardized packaging to discourage smoking. In addition to graphic health warnings covering 85 percent of the front and back of the box, the new “plain packaging ” requirements mean brand names must be printed in a standardized typeface, size, color and location. No other colors or logos will be allowed. The new regulations were adopted two years ago in the revised Tobacco Control Act but won’t come into effect until Sept. 10, with a 90-day grace period for old stock to phase out. https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/all-cigarettes-in-thailand-to-be-sold-in-identical-dull-packaging/
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