Rimmer Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Dongtan Beach smoking ban called success PATTAYA:--Pattaya authorities called implementation of their campaign to promote the smoking ban on Dongtan Beach a success and will begin campaigning on other area beachfronts soon. Thanet Munnoi, director of the Marine and Coastal Resource Management Office Chonburi led a squad of police officers to Jomtien Beach Feb. 1, the first day in which the three-month-old smoking ban was actually enforced. He said both Thais and foreigners understood the reasons for the ban and the penalties for breaking the law, which include fines of up to 100,000 baht and up to a year in jail. Thanet added that everyone was cooperating and only smoking in designated areas. With the Dongtan Beach campaign declared a success, Thanet said similar campaigns can be immediately implemented on all other Pattaya, Jomtien and Naklua beaches. However, without sufficient numbers of officers to enforce it, the ban might be ignored, Thanet said. -- © Copyright Pattaya Mail 2018-02-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_paarp Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Phot op. ................ Check Picture in paper .....Check Signs up ................Check Time to find something new to crack down on. Did someone say dart boards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikmar Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024278-pattaya’s-garbage-crisis-expands-to-naklua/ https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1024274-pattaya-neglecting-cleanup-of-naklua-beaches/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Excellent news, now they have stopped smoking ( for the five minutes they were there ) on that beach, they can move on to the traffic, the crime, the infrastructure, the rubbish etc etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiamaster Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 How much money have they already raised? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 They can call it what ever they like but I'm calling it ridiculous ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieqw Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 so, is it implemented on all the other beaches as he said ???????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieqw Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 how can it be a 3 month old smoking ban when the smoking ban only came into effect on 1st feb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieqw Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 14 hours ago, Chang_paarp said: Phot op. ................ Check Picture in paper .....Check Signs up ................Check Time to find something new to crack down on. Did someone say dart boards? so funny so true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gusincebu Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 how can it be a 3 month old smoking ban when the smoking ban only came into effect on 1st febIt was announced back late last year, and even though the date was revised shortly after , Dongtan and to a large degree Jomtien beaches jumped right into it at that point , making off the beach smoking stations ..Seems to have been effective. Looks like many posters on here " hate " a Thai success story ..Sent from my SM-T535 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chivas Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Certainly hasnt stopped the Indians who yesterday were all lit up at Soi 5 patttaya beach concession with the mama right beside them. Obviously 300 baht for 3 chairs is far more important....thats rhetorcal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsve Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 2 hours ago, gusincebu said: It was announced back late last year, and even though the date was revised shortly after , Dongtan and to a large degree Jomtien beaches jumped right into it at that point , making off the beach smoking stations .. Seems to have been effective. Looks like many posters on here " hate " a Thai success story .. Sent from my SM-T535 using Tapatalk 8 And in what way is this a success story? The ban started with that they "counted" buts on a beach in Phuket. and now they "count" smokers on a beach in Jomtien where is the corelation? If they put a ban of 100 000 baht for driving against traffic and make a follow up and it shows that the wrongdowers hav been reduced, that would be a success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 A success story? Two cops get their picture in the paper whilst all taximeters in the city are given carte blanche to ignore the law of the land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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