BHUTAN’S TOBACCO SALES BAN UNDER THREAT AFTER IMPLEMENTATION FAILURES
July 1st, 2009
BY KENCHO WANGDI
THE IMPLEMENTATION of the much vaunted sales and public place smoking ban in Bhutan, the tiny Himalayan kingdom, has not been easy. And now the country's newly minted parliament is considering lifting the sales ban, while providing for tougher enforcement of the public place ban and fighting tobacco smuggling.
Sure it made headlines worldwide when its government declared the ban in 2004. But today, curious tourists frown and make fun of the ban as they light up together with Bhutanese, everywhere, anytime. Add to that a thriving black market, ...
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