He managed to pay the policeman, who had told him he could go to jail. Ten years seems a long time to go to prison for smoking an e-cigarette.”A spokesman for the Tourism Authority of Thailand reiterated the UK government’s advice, warning tourists not to bring e-cigarettes into the country. Waterton told Travelweekly: “If I’m selling [travel to] Thailand, I will definitely mention it now. Thailand is very popular so we should make sure we are telling people about things that could ruin a holiday.”Other travel agents also told the UK website that they would advise customers of the Thai law. Aspen Travel sales consultant Yvonne Montgomery said: “The last thing we want is our customers getting locked up.”

Source: The Nation Bangkok August 15, 2017 07:41 UTC