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Thai Government Should Reexamine E-Cigarette Ban as it Pursues Goal to Reduce Smoking Rate
WASHINGTON (March 17, 2021) Over the last two decades, the landscape of tobacco products has changed with the introduction of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and other non-combustible tobacco products. In part, the impetus for the development of these products was to offer alternatives to combustible cigarettes that mitigate the health consequences of smoking.
According to news reports, the Thai government continues to pursue its goal of reducing the country’s smoking rate to less than 14 percent by 2027. But it is also grappling with scrutiny around the effectiveness of its anti-smoking campaigns and the rise of consumer movements pushing for changes to e-cigarette regulations globally.
DNA tests to decide access to welfare
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published : 15 Mar 2021 at 04:30
4 A health official draws blood from the left foot of a boy so as to carry out a DNA test for proof of nationality at Tha Muang district office in Kanchanaburi. (Photo by Mongkol Bangprapa)
KANCHANABURI: The Central Institute of Forensic Science (CIFS), the National Health Security Office (NHSO) and the Human Settlement Foundation (HSF) have joined forces to carry out DNA testing on 45 stateless individuals to determine their ethnic background and rights to state welfare programmes.
On March 9, a group of 45 stateless people living in Muang, Tha Muang and Sangkhla Buri districts and came to Tha Muang district office to provide their DNA samples, which will then be compared to samples provided by their relatives who are confirmed and listed as Thai nationals.