Thailand is introducing a smoking ban on beaches across the country with those caught violating the law facing up to a year in prison.

　　泰国正在对全国各地的海滩实施禁烟令，违者将被处以最高一年的监禁。

　　The measure will apply to up to 20 beaches in areas including the popular tourist destination of Phuket.

　　这项措施将会最先在20个海滩实行，包括热门旅游地普吉岛。

　　It comes after the country’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) said it had retrieved tens of thousands of cigarette butts left in the sand.

　　此前，泰国海洋及海岸资源部表示，他们处理了成千上万只被丢在沙滩上的烟头。

　　The DMCR said the discarded waste made up a third of all rubbish collected.

　　海洋及海岸资源部称这些丢弃的烟头占收集到的垃圾的三分之一。

　　The head of the department, Jatuporn Buruspat, said that up to 138,000 cigarette butts had been collected by the environmental group over a 2.5km (1.5 miles) stretch of Patong beach in Phuket.

　　该部门的负责人Jatuporn Buruspat说，仅在普吉岛芭东海滩一段长2.5公里的沙滩上，环保组织收集了13.8万根烟头。

　　Mr Buruspat added that the while smoking will be prohibited on the beaches affected by the measure, there will be "designated areas" further inland where smokers will be able drop their litter "in provided containers".

　　他补充说，由这项措施的影响，沙滩上将禁止吸烟，不过，在内陆将会有“吸烟区域”，吸烟者可以将烟头扔在“指定的箱子里”。

　　The penalty for violating the ban is up to a year in prison or a possible fine of up to 100,000 baht ($3,000).

　　违者将被处以最高一年监禁或10万泰铢(约合3000美元)的罚款。

　　The ban, which will come into effect next month, will apply to beaches in the provinces of Phuket, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chon Buri and Songkhla, and includes the popular resorts of Koh Samui and Pattaya, the Bangkok Post reports.

　　据《曼谷邮报》报道，该禁令将于下月生效，适用于普吉岛、班武里府、春武里和宋卡等省的海滩，以及苏梅岛、芭堤雅等热门度假胜地。

　　Thailand is initially implementing the ban on 20 beaches but said that if successful the measure could be uniformly adopted.

　　这项禁令初期将会在20个海滩实施，未来如果获得成功，将扩大至该国每一个海滩。