Government of Jakarta Affirms Sanctions for Students Who Smoke or Vape
Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta, Heru Budi Hartono, recently stated that the provincial government of Jakarta will consider revoking the...
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Police Will Fine Motorcyclists Smoking While Driving
Motorcyclists who drive while smoking will be pulled over and fined by the police. The sanctions are regulated in article...
Channelling the Power of Hypnosis To Quit Smoking
One of the ironies facing smokers looking to quit is they hate their habit. It’s true. Roughly 80 per cent,...
Cigarette Prices to Increase by over 30 Per Cent in 2020
Starting January 2020, Indonesia is set to raise the minimum price of cigarettes by more than one third. This is...
Indonesia to Block Online Smoking Ads as Teenaged Smoking Increases
Although the world’s fourth largest producer of cigarettes, Indonesia aims to block all online tobacco advertisements targeting youthful smokers. Communication...
Couple Calls for Tobacco Shut Down after Baby Dies
A young couple whose one-month-old son died after breathing in cigarette smoke has called for the government to shut down...
Sin Tax Says ?Put Down the Smokes?
Like much of the world, smoking continues to be one of Indonesia’s top public health priorities. But, with the cheapest...
Tobacco Bill Lights Up Advocates in 2017
The resurrection of a controversial tobacco bill has escalated the battle between pro-tobacco lobbyists and anti-tobacco activists in 2017. Parliament...
With a Long History in Indonesia, Tobacco Remains an Economic Pillar
Tobacco companies in Indonesia could face challenging times, as regulators tighten. But with power and resources, cigarette firms have cause...
Playing with Fire
The swiftest punch in the face I’ve ever received came from a dense fist of tobacco smoke. I was in...
Football and Cigarettes
I wish I knew the joy of smoking cigarettes. I tried to have a puff for two seconds in the...
The Topic of Cancer
The ramblings of an anti-smoking expat based in Batam I detest smoking. Starting with the basic ritual of taking dried...
Meet Luigi Andrea Calcagno
Meet Luigi Andrea Calcagno, owner and chef of Zibiru, Cucina Italiana in Seminyak, Bali. I’m guessing you are from Italy....
The Benefits of Time Travel
One Sunday afternoon a group of us decided to take our kids and go ten pin bowling. None of us...
A Brief History of Tobacco
Tobacco was first cultivated in the Peruvian and Ecuadorian Andes, from where it spread north and south till it covered...
Confessions of a Former Smoker
For the past 25 years, cigarettes have been a loyal friend. Camels, Luckies and Marlboros (and the occasional Djarum Super)...
Laiman the Cigarette-Loving Restaurant Manager
The ash on Laiman’s cigarette curls and turns grey like a witch’s fingernail. It finally falls on his pants. He...
Dangerously Nice: Kretek Cigarettes
I was a kretek (clove cigarette) smoker for almost two years. When I first started smoking clove cigarettes in Kalimantan...
Nugroho Widjaja, Cigar Marketing Officer at PT. Djarum
In Indonesia Expat’s Business Profile, we regularly shine a light on successful businessmen and women in Indonesia, Expatriate and Indonesian,...