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Bhutan bans smoking in world first
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-12-18 17:22

The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan banned smoking in public and tobacco sales on Friday, the first country in the world to do so.

The ban follows a decision by its national legislature in July to curb smoking to promote national well-being.

"A total ban on the sale and smoking of tobaccos has been imposed in the country from December 17," said Lily Wangchuk, a spokeswoman at Bhutan's embassy in New Delhi.

"It is for the well-being of the people, to protect the environment and preserve our culture," she told Reuters.

People who cannot kick the habit can import tobacco for personal use, but at a 100 percent tax. They can only smoke indoors in the privacy of their homes.

Shops and businesses defying the ban face fines starting at $225, a steep amount by Bhutan's standards, and repeat violators would risk losing commercial licenses.

Bhutanese officials said only an estimated one percent of the country's 700,000 people smoked or used tobacco. The loss to tobacco businesses was not immediately known.

Bhutan, sandwiched between India and China, is governed by a monarchy which believes in tight controls.

The tiny country, home to breathtaking mountains and scenic valleys, restricts foreign tourists to avoid the erosion of its culture. Television was banned until 1999 for the same reason.

The ban was not expected to be opposed, one commentator said.

"People won't go against the order because they follow what the monarchy says," said Kinley Dorji, editor of Kuensel, Bhutan's only newspaper.

But residents of Samdrup Jhongkhar, a Bhutanese town near the Indian border, were not so sure. They said smokers were upset by the ban and predicted that cigarettes would be smuggled in from India.

"I will now have to pay more to smoke. It will become a luxury," said Prem Dorji, a Samdrup Jhongkhar resident. "Common people will be worst hit as they won't be able to give up the habit easily and will be forced to pay exorbitant prices."



 
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