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PHNOM PENH, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen
said Thursday that he is once again trying to stop smoking cigarettes
after he had attempted to quit it for about 10 times in the past but
failed. "I am struggling to stop smoking cigarettes. I don't know if get
successful or not because I have determined to quit it for about 10
times," he said during the inauguration ceremony of a 120-megawatt Atai
hydroelectric dam in western Pursat province. "I have reduced smoking to
three cigarettes a day. Now, I want to quit them,"he said, adding that
his hard time to quit cigarettes was the time when he was playing chess.
The premier said now there was no smell of cigarette smoke in his house.
Last month, the country issued a new circular to ban smoking in public venues and workplaces.
Mom Kong, executive director of Cambodia Movement for Health, said some 10,000 Cambodian people die from tobacco-related diseases every year.
He added that Cambodian smokers spent about 100 million U.S. dollars a year on cigarettes and tobacco.
The country has a population of about 14.8 million. Among them, 7.5 million people are adults. According to a National Adult Tobacco Survey 2011, some 1.4 million adults smoke cigarettes.
The premier said now there was no smell of cigarette smoke in his house.
Last month, the country issued a new circular to ban smoking in public venues and workplaces.
Mom Kong, executive director of Cambodia Movement for Health, said some 10,000 Cambodian people die from tobacco-related diseases every year.
He added that Cambodian smokers spent about 100 million U.S. dollars a year on cigarettes and tobacco.
The country has a population of about 14.8 million. Among them, 7.5 million people are adults. According to a National Adult Tobacco Survey 2011, some 1.4 million adults smoke cigarettes.
Editor:
Shen Qing
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