govt ban more smoking area????
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i tot i saw the news some time back.....
has it started??? or when izit starting??? wat r the areas tat have been banned??? -
everywhere cept ur home.Originally posted by thhong22: wat r the areas tat have been banned???
well, almost.
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almost everywhere?Originally posted by Poopie-Head:everywhere cept ur home.
well, almost. 
can b more specific anot? -
SINGAPORE : It's "No Smoking" for more public places from October 1.
Smokers won't be able to light up at bus shelters and interchanges, public toilets, swimming complexes and stadiums and community clubs.
And details of a ban at entertainment outlets will be out by year-end.
That's not all - a decision on banning smoking at hawker centres and coffeeshops - will be made by the end of the year.
Second-hand smoke is a silent killer, said MPs, who wanted more protection for non-smokers.
Ms Indranee Rajah, MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC, said: "The problem with smoking is that it does not just affect the smoker, the second-hand cigarette smoke puts non-smokers at risk as well.
"Smoking is a tenacious and insidious form of chemical poisoning, it kills more slowly than other chemicals but no less surely. I therefore urge the minister to ban smoking at public places."
And the immediate reply was an extension of the ban to bus shelters and interchanges and other public areas.
Entertainment outlets can also expect this too, and there is strong public support for either a complete or partial ban.
Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Environment & Water Resources Minister, said: "The danger is higher in entertainment outlets. In fact, a study in the journal of the American Medical Association has shown that the level of second-hand smoke in pubs and bars can be up to 450 percent higher than in homes with at least one smoker.
"In the long-run, my ministry's intent is to move towards allowing smoking only in private premises, wide-open spaces and designated smoking areas."
At the same time, Dr Yaacob said the Ministry recognises operators' concerns that the ban could affect business, so the National Environment Agency will hold consultations to address these concerns.
As for extending the ban to hawker centres and coffeeshops, Dr Yaacob said public feedback is supportive of a partial ban as a first step.
The ministry will work with the relevant hawkers and coffee shops associations and make a decision by yearend. - CNA -
huh? then wan smoke oso muz find place..... so troublesome....
muz well they ban ciggy in sg.... siao eh -
huh? then wan smoke oso muz find place..... so troublesome....
muz well they ban ciggy in sg.... siao eh
Now $10 a pack still got ppl smoke so mean got money to earn. Our gahmen where got wanna ban? They know even if price goes up ppl still will smoke so the most practical is to keep on importing in. But then to also show other ppl they discourage smoking they setup new rules on smoking area etc etc.... They dun wanna subsidize those ppl struck by disease due to smoking medical expenses. A catch-22 situation for them. -
govt can always draw a yellow square then u can smoke insideOriginally posted by thhong22:huh? then wan smoke oso muz find place..... so troublesome....
muz well they ban ciggy in sg.... siao eh
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Govt can make an enclosed area in every bustop.. so those who wanna smoke can smoke all they want...those who have no money to buy cigar can also go in & enjoy free 2nd hand smoke...
The rest of non smokers can happily wait for their buses and not risk their health inhaling all the 2nd hand smoke... -
Originally posted by thhong22:almost everywhere?
can b more specific anot?
i think they intend to ban smoking in any places where public would be there....so seriously saying even if i smoke in my hdb corridor...also against the law..cause anytime..a stranger would walk pass...
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wind blow the smoke towards ur direction, u'd still inhale 2nd hand smoke lorOriginally posted by silv3rgal:Govt can make an enclosed area in every bustop.. so those who wanna smoke can smoke all they want...those who have no money to buy cigar can also go in & enjoy free 2nd hand smoke...
The rest of non smokers can happily wait for their buses and not risk their health inhaling all the 2nd hand smoke... -
I said ENCLOSED mah...like the green house...... lol...Originally posted by shinta:wind blow the smoke towards ur direction, u'd still inhale 2nd hand smoke lor -
enclosed area liao, that meant all smoke trapped inside, like the phone booth used by supermanOriginally posted by shinta:wind blow the smoke towards ur direction, u'd still inhale 2nd hand smoke lor -
causeway point has designated smoke area ..
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didn see the word enclosedOriginally posted by silv3rgal:I said ENCLOSED mah...like the green house...... lol... 
den they'd die from lack of oxygen -
Er.......Originally posted by shinta:didn see the word enclosed
den they'd die from lack of oxygen
That's their prob.. :p (no offense though)
But if they dun wanna die from lack of oxygen they can just endure awhile and go else where to smoke loh...
It's purely imagination anywayz.. lol -
Originally posted by silv3rgal:Er.......
That's their prob.. :p (no offense though)
But if they dun wanna die from lack of oxygen they can just endure awhile and go else where to smoke loh...
It's purely imagination anywayz.. lol -
Actually I was thinking if govt wan make money but dun wan pay money for medical expenses for those ppl struck by disease due to smoking, they could draft a contract for all smokers to sign say that once they got disease due to smoking they cannot take money from govt to cure themselves. They gotta raise money on their own. Like that I think govt will not try to impose wat smoking area etc etc....
Gist is you die is your problem but you dun ask other ppl to take care (pay $$$$ to cure you) when you are dying due to something you know you will get but still go ahead to do it. -
Dun get caught can liao bah~
Meantime..we should all go to these places and smoke!!
dun bother to be considerate liao!! -
Dey shud jus giv up on isolating smokers....
Shud jus focus their efforts in makin a better ciggy...
'Higher', cheaper....more eco-frenly ~ -
best Dun smoke
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I support the decision
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ok loh.... ban ban lah....
i smoke at work only..... hahaha more than enough liao lah.....
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we buy cigarette contribute alot to the govt...
from one pack 5 dollar now 11 dollar...
if all of us guai guai quit smoking, later govt less income they look at other areas and eat our money again
and now they even got ang moh chiobu wear skimpy clothes for the quit smoking campaign !! -
burn ur cigarettesOriginally posted by thhong22:ok loh.... ban ban lah....
i smoke at work only..... hahaha more than enough liao lah..... 
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mus smoke inside yellow box