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Bangkok’s Chatuchak Market bans smoking, again

Bangkok's Chatuchak Market bans smoking, again

A strict policy will come into effect at the massive Weekend Market next month, along with a crackdown on alcohol sales

Chatuchak Market bans smoking
We though smoking was banned at the Chatuchak Weekend Market years ago.
Bangkok’s world-famous Chatuchak Weekend Market will be under a strict non-smoking policy from October 1, reports the National News Bureau of Thailand. Puff-happy offenders will pay a maximum fine of 2,000 baht.

This is certainly great news for non-smokers, but we thought that smoking has been banned at Chatuchak since 2008.  Just last month we saw security guards politely telling tourists to butt out, though no fines were issued.

Perhaps this policy should be dubbed “No Smoking -- and this time we mean it.” 

Meanwhile, the NNT report says state authorities and municipal officials will crack down on illegal alcoholic beverage sales in the market.

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