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At last the governments around the world are realizing the health hazards of smoking. This is a summary of some recent smoking restrictions in many countries around the world. 

2004
Mar.	Ireland - Nationwide ban on smoking in all workplaces, including pubs, bars and restaurants.
May	India - Smoking banned in public places, tobacco advertising in media and sales to minors.
Jun.	Norway - Bans smoking at workplace, smoking in bars and  restaurants.
Oct.	Hong Kong - announces plans to extend a ban on smoking  to bars, restaurants and offices.
	Malta - bans smoking in all public places larger than 60  square metres.
Nov.	Scotland - announces plans to ban smoking in enclosed  public spaces by early 2006.
	British - government announces plans for a public smoking  ban across England and Wales from 2006.
	Russia - upper house of parliament approves a bill to   restrict smoking in public places.
Dec.	New Zealand - extends a 1990 ban on smoking in offices, shops and public buildings to pubs, clubs, restaurants, and school  grounds.
	Bhutan - bans smoking in public and prohibits tobacco sales, the first country in the world to do so.
2005
Jan.	Italy - bans smoking in enclosed public spaces.
Feb.	Cuba - bans smoking in offices, stores, theatres, buses and  taxis, schools, sports facilities and air-conditioned public areas.
Mar.	Bangladesh - passes a law implementing a smoking ban in  places such as schools, offices, libraries, hospitals and airports. It  also prohibits advertising of tobaccoproducts in cinemas,  newspapers or on television.
May	Belgium - plans to ban smoking in restaurants from 2007.
	Kenya - announces plans to ban smoking in public places.
Jun.	Sweden - bans smoking in restaurants.
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