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[Czech Republic, Indonesia] Obscene Extreme Asia Rejects Cigarettes Sponsorship

Metal and grind-core festival music, Obscene Extreme Asia in Jakarta rejects being sponsored by tobacco companies. The festival will be held in Jakarta April 6. Obscene Extreme Asia is a franchise of the music festival from the Czech Republic.
Tempo Magazine (id)
added Jan 29, 2013 13:17
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[Indonesia] Govt urged to revise tobacco regulation

Some 2,000 tobacco farmers and artisans in Klaten regency, Central Java, staged a rally on Tuesday demanding that the government revise Articles 10 and 11 of Government Regulation (PP) No 109/2012 on the security of materials containing addictive ingredi
Jakarta Post (id)
added Jan 23, 2013 03:27
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[Indonesia] The Union grants $4500 for tobacco control in Palembang

International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) provides US$4,500 in grants for tobacco control to the Palembang administration. The grant will be delivered in two stages. “Palembang is the champion for tobacco control program. They
Jakarta Post (id)
added Jan 19, 2013 17:59
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[Indonesia] Tobacco tax should be used to promote health

Anti-tobacco activists have called on the government to set aside a higher percentage of tobacco taxation to pay for tobacco control and health campaigns.
Jakarta Post (id)
added Jan 18, 2013 15:14
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[Indonesia] Pro-Tobacco Groups to File Judicial Review Against New Regulation

The Indonesian Tobaco Growers Association (APTI) and the National Coalition for Saving Kretek (Cigarettes), or KNPK, were preparing to file a judicial review against Government Regulation No. 109 of 2012 on the Control of Addictive Substances in the Form
Jakarta Globe (id)
added Jan 17, 2013 08:35
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[Indonesia] Minister Warns of Dangers Secondhand Smoke Poses to Nation’s Children

Some 11 million Indonesian children under the age of 5 are exposed to secondhand smoke in their own homes, a figure that Health Minister Nafsiah Mboi is seeking to slash through a new tobacco control regulation.
Jakarta Globe (id)
added Jan 17, 2013 07:12
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[Indonesia] SANDOVAL: Big Tobacco and the Hound of Hell

For foreign correspondents or freelance reporters who want to chronicle Big Tobacco’s trail of addiction and disease in developing countries, here are some lessons we found valuable: * Be on the lookout for marketing campaigns banned or shunned in the
California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships (USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism)
added Jan 15, 2013 15:15
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[Indonesia] Editorial: Tobacco Rules One Step of Many on Path

If we are to win this war, we must give tobacco farmers an alternative so they can still earn an income and feed their families. This will not be easy as changing habits will take time, but with proper planning and effort, Indonesia can wean itself off
Jakarta Globe (id)
added Jan 15, 2013 14:18
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[Indonesia] Editorial: Not so smoking gun

economic losses and health costs from smoking-associated diseases reached Rp 245.4 trillion, the Health Ministry said. Yet, the tobacco industry is given an 18-month deadline to place graphic and text warnings regarding smoking on 40 percent of every cig
Jakarta Post (id)
added Jan 15, 2013 14:16
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[Indonesia] Tobacco regulation won’t affect industry, farmers

The government has confirmed that a recently issued tobacco regulation would not affect the tobacco industry in the country or the livelihoods of farmers as they would still be allowed to grow nicotine-rich plants.
Jakarta Post (id)
added Jan 14, 2013 11:18
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