Thailand's Office of the Narcotics Control Board Deputy Secretary General Apikit Ch.rojprasert led a delegation to visit and work with the Coast Guard Region No. 3 Command in Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province on Monday (November 25).

In the past 10 years, Thailand has attempted to curb smoking by enlarging the size of picture health warnings on cigarette packs repeatedly. Now, the gruesome photos cover up to 85 per cent of the packet. Yet the number of Thai smokers is increasing, figures show.