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Intro: Increasingly heavy burdens inflicted on Indonesians by tobacco-related diseases and deaths have made it imperative for the government to ratify the World Health Organization's (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) that severely restricts cigarette marketing and advertising.
It is saddening to report that Indonesia and North Korea are the only countries in Asia that have yet to sign the WHO anti-tobacco pact.
It is no wonder the country has remained a haven for cigarette companies
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