A sign is put up at the entrance to Wat Samian Naree in Bangkok to designate a space for smokers as the latest amendment to the tobacco control law goes into effect. (Photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul) A toughened tobacco control law takes effect Tuesday, raising the legal age to buy cigarettes to 20 and barring tobacco firms from indirect advertisements via corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. Welcoming the amended law regulating tobacco consumption, Public Health Minister Piyasakol Sakolsatayadorn said yesterday the 2017 Tobacco Control Act was designed to cut the number of teenage smokers while protecting non-smokers’ health. The stricter law was necessary to keep children ... [Read more]