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Intro: The National Commission for Child Protection (Komnas PA) said Saturday it would stop its campaign for an end to cigarette promotion.
"The commission will continue its campaign to ban cigarette advertising. We are trying to push the health bill into law before the current House of Representatives members finish their term," said Cahya Shima Dewi, the commission's communication officer.
Cahya said the commission was still demanding that lawmakers impose harsher measures on cigarette usage through the health bill.
"The Komnas is pleading for a picture of the effect cigarettes have on the lungs, like the ones used overseas, be placed on every cigarette pack," she told The Jakarta Post in a telephone interview.
"The bill should ban smoking in public places and tax on tobacco products must be increased as much as possible."
The health bill was passed into law on Monday and contains only two articles on cigarettes.
Article 114 orders those producing or importing cigarettes to include health warnings while Article 115 regulates on smoke-free locations.
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