Manama: A group of young students surprised shoppers at one of Kuwait's most frequented malls by shouting anti-smoking slogans and carrying posters asking smokers to stub out their cigarettes.
The stunt, unprecedented in Kuwait where smoking is a major issue, was meant to embarrass those who flouted the law that bans smoking in malls and other closed places, Shuaa Al Qadhi, the head of public relations, said.
Several of the shoppers and people at the mall felt uneasy when they saw the young girls and boys urging them to put out their cigarettes and they complied, she said, local daily Al Qabas reported on Tuesday
Smoking has been banned in closed areas in Kuwait since 1994, but the rule is often broken.
A field study has found that a cigarette is lit every 58 seconds at Kuwait International Airport and that 20 per cent of grown ups and 11 per cent of teenagers regularly smoke in Kuwait, the daily said.
