Ashtrays filled up fast, and lighters sparked incessantly in hazy, smoke-filled Stub & Herbs on Wednesday as patrons marked the last night of smoking in local bars and restaurants. It’s officially ...

The Japanese city is “beautifying” itself ahead of hosting the World Expo — not by planting flowers, but by banning ...

For these and other reasons, the Legislature should bypass the cities and ban smoking in bars and restaurants. Five states – California, Delaware, Florida, Maine and New York – already have smoking ...

The former KFC marketing whiz is leading one of the hottest restaurant chains on the planet in Chili's, an old-school sit-down eatery that was born in 1975. Its long claim to fame has been saucy ribs, ...

The city of Palm Springs could ban smoking in many more places, including at outdoor public events, on restaurant patios and in most areas of apartment and condo complexes, including inside people ...

Osaka mayor Hideyuki Yokoyama says the ban will make city ‘safe’. Meanwhile the Osaka region is extending a ban on smoking in ...

Malaysia enforced a nationwide smoking ban on all restaurants, including public and open-air eateries on Tuesday, which has garnered mixed reactions from smokers and restaurant owners. From the ...

Answer: According to the City of Houston’s Smoking Ordinance, smoking is prohibited within restaurants; however, is permitted in restaurant and bar outdoor seating areas. Therefore, smoking ...

Al Darmaky said all malls, shopping centres, restaurants and all enclosed public facilities will be no-smoking zones. Violators of the ban would face stiff penalties, he added. The regulation is ...

Current national laws largely ban smoking in establishments such as restaurants, offices and public transportation, and some cities have bans in public places. It is also illegal for people under ...