Scaring smokers
· Published: 3 Jul 2013 at 10.18
· Online news: Easy News
Will bigger, more frightening, warning labels on cigarette packages reduce the number of smokers in the country? Health experts and anti-smoking groups believe they will and the tobacco industry seems to agree.
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The proposedlarger and more frightening warnings on cigarette packages are scaring smokers and they have made tobacco industry officials uncomfortable as well. APICHART JINAKUL
Scaring smokers
Will bigger, more frightening, warninglabels on cigarette packages reducethe number of smokers in the country?
Health experts and anti-smoking groups believe they will and the tobacco industry seems to agree.
Fewer smokers means lower sales and profits and a courtaction by The Thai Tobacco Trade association(TTTA) may preventthis from happening.
The TTTA lodged a complaint with the Central Administrative Courton June 26, asking it to issuean injunctionto suspendthe enforcementof a new regulationrequiring tobacco firms to enlargewarning labels to cover 85% of the total visiblepackaging surface
The new regulationis set to take effecton Oct 2.
Tobacco companies complainthat haven't been given enough time to prepare new designs and they weren't adequatelyconsulted before the decision to change the labelsize.
Jirawat Yoosabai, the Public Health Ministry’s lawyerin charge of the case, disputes both claims.
‘‘After the regulationcomes into force on Oct 2, the companies will have another 180 days to sell off the old versionpackaging and prepare their new package designs,’’ he said.
Mr Jirawat said the ministry invited tobacco companies to join hearings in May.
Anti-smoking leaders believe the courtwill decide against the tobacco companies as has been the case in several other countries where similar suits were filed
We will likely know within a month, Mr Jirawat says.
Adapted from a story by Paritta Wangkiat in today's Bangkok Post.
Health experts and anti-smoking groups believe they will and the tobacco industry seems to agree.
Fewer smokers means lower sales and profits and a courtaction by The Thai Tobacco Trade association(TTTA) may preventthis from happening.
The TTTA lodged a complaint with the Central Administrative Courton June 26, asking it to issuean injunctionto suspendthe enforcementof a new regulationrequiring tobacco firms to enlargewarning labels to cover 85% of the total visiblepackaging surface
The new regulationis set to take effecton Oct 2.
Tobacco companies complainthat haven't been given enough time to prepare new designs and they weren't adequatelyconsulted before the decision to change the labelsize.
Jirawat Yoosabai, the Public Health Ministry’s lawyerin charge of the case, disputes both claims.
‘‘After the regulationcomes into force on Oct 2, the companies will have another 180 days to sell off the old versionpackaging and prepare their new package designs,’’ he said.
Mr Jirawat said the ministry invited tobacco companies to join hearings in May.
Anti-smoking leaders believe the courtwill decide against the tobacco companies as has been the case in several other countries where similar suits were filed
We will likely know within a month, Mr Jirawat says.
Adapted from a story by Paritta Wangkiat in today's Bangkok Post.
Vocabulary
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Part of speec / Pronunciation
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Meaning
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1.adequately
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good enough or large enough for a particular purpose- อย่างพอเพียง, พอประมาณ
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2.Administrative Court:
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the court which deals with disputes between the agencies - ศาลปกครอง
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3.complain:
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to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about somebody/something - บ่น, ร้องทุกข์
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4.association:
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an official group of people who have joined together for a particular purpose - สมาคม
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5.consult:
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to ask for information or advice from someone - หารือ
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6.court
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: the place where legal trials take place and where crimes, etc. are judged - ศาล
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7.dispute:
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to say that something such as a fact is not true or correct - โต้แย้ง
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8.enforcement:
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the process of making sure that something happens, especially that people obey a law or rule - การบังคับใช้กฎหมาย
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9.injunction:
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an order form a court that prevents someone from doing something - คำสั่งคุ้มครองชั่วคราว, คำสั่งห้าม
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10.lawsuit:
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a case that a court is asked to decide involving a disagreement between two people or groups - คดีทยื่นฟ้องต่อศาล
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11.regulation:
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an official rule that controls the way that things are done - กฎระเบียบ
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12.enlarge:
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to make something bigger - ทำให้ใหญ่ขึ้น, ทำให้ขยาย
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13.proposed:
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suggested as an idea for a group to consider - ถูกเสนอ
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14.reduce:
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to make something smaller or less in amount, size, importance etc - ลดลง
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15.surface:
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the outside or top layer of something - ผิวหน้า, ผิวภายนอก, ด้านนอก
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16.label:
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a piece of paper, etc. that is attached to something and that gives information about it - ฉลาก, แถบ
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17.prevent
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: to stop somebody from doing something; to stop something from happening - ขัดขวาง, กัน, กีดขวาง
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18.filed
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: to take official action, e.g., to make a formal complaint - ยื่นฟ้องร้อง
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19.warning:
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an action or statement telling someone of a possible problem or danger - คำเตือน, การเตือน
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20.lodge a complaint:
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to make a formal statement to someone in authority that someone has done something wrong - ยื่นคำร้อง
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21.suspend
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: to stop for a period of time - ยกเลิกชั่วคราว, ระงับชั่วคราว
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22.take effect:
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to begin to be used or required – ส่งผล
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21.version:
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a particular form of something which varies slightly from other forms of the same thing - ชุด, เวอร์ชั่น
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22.profit:
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money that you make from selling goods and services after all your costs have been paid - กำไร
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Vocabulary
|
Part of speec / Pronunciation
|
Meaning
|
1.adequately
|
good enough or large enough for a particular purpose- อย่างพอเพียง, พอประมาณ
| |
2.Administrative Court:
|
the court which deals with disputes between the agencies - ศาลปกครอง
| |
3.complain:
|
to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or not satisfied about somebody/something - บ่น, ร้องทุกข์
| |
4.association:
|
an official group of people who have joined together for a particular purpose - สมาคม
| |
5.consult:
|
to ask for information or advice from someone - หารือ
| |
6.court
|
: the place where legal trials take place and where crimes, etc. are judged - ศาล
| |
7.dispute:
|
to say that something such as a fact is not true or correct - โต้แย้ง
| |
8.enforcement:
|
the process of making sure that something happens, especially that people obey a law or rule - การบังคับใช้กฎหมาย
| |
9.injunction:
|
an order form a court that prevents someone from doing something - คำสั่งคุ้มครองชั่วคราว, คำสั่งห้าม
| |
10.lawsuit:
|
a case that a court is asked to decide involving a disagreement between two people or groups - คดีทยื่นฟ้องต่อศาล
| |
11.regulation:
|
an official rule that controls the way that things are done - กฎระเบียบ
| |
12.enlarge:
|
to make something bigger - ทำให้ใหญ่ขึ้น, ทำให้ขยาย
| |
13.proposed:
|
suggested as an idea for a group to consider - ถูกเสนอ
| |
14.reduce:
|
to make something smaller or less in amount, size, importance etc - ลดลง
| |
15.surface:
|
the outside or top layer of something - ผิวหน้า, ผิวภายนอก, ด้านนอก
| |
16.label:
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a piece of paper, etc. that is attached to something and that gives information about it - ฉลาก, แถบ
| |
17.prevent
|
: to stop somebody from doing something; to stop something from happening - ขัดขวาง, กัน, กีดขวาง
| |
18.filed
|
: to take official action, e.g., to make a formal complaint - ยื่นฟ้องร้อง
| |
19.warning:
|
an action or statement telling someone of a possible problem or danger - คำเตือน, การเตือน
| |
20.lodge a complaint:
|
to make a formal statement to someone in authority that someone has done something wrong - ยื่นคำร้อง
| |
21.suspend
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: to stop for a period of time - ยกเลิกชั่วคราว, ระงับชั่วคราว
| |
22.take effect:
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to begin to be used or required – ส่งผล
| |
21.version:
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a particular form of something which varies slightly from other forms of the same thing - ชุด, เวอร์ชั่น
| |
22.profit:
|
money that you make from selling goods and services after all your costs have been paid - กำไร
|
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