Public Health Minister Pradit Sinthawanarong plans to introduce graphic warnings that will cover 85 per cent of a cigarette pack and make Thai pictorial warnings the world’s largest, The Nation reported.

The new warnings will become mandatory 180 days after publication in the Royal Gazette, The Nation said on its website. Ten graphic pictures have been selected to accompany the warnings. Warnings currently cover 55 per cent of a pack, The Nation said. (pi)