Cambodia has implemented a smoking ban in public and workplaces,
Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported citing an official media report.
The ban also applies to educational institutions, museums, gas
stations, playgrounds, religious centres and on public transport, said
national press agency Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP).
A circular on the ban was disseminated by the Health Ministry in a
recent seminar held here and attended by minister Mam Bunheng and World
Health Organisation's representative to Cambodia, Pieter Van Maaren.
A survey conducted by the Planning Ministry in 2011 showed 90 percent
of Cambodians were exposed to second-hand smoke in restaurants, 60
percent on public transport and 50 percent at workplaces.
Some 10,000 Cambodians die from tobacco-related diseases every year or about 30 people a day.
Cambodians spend approximately US$100 million on tobacco annually.
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