Cigarette TV commercials<\/p>\n
From Kompas<\/p>\n
There are now quite a few TV commercials advertising various
\ncigarette brands: Djarum Super on ANteve; Bentoel Mild and
\nSampoerna Hijau on Indosiar; Djarum Super, Djarum Coklat, Djarum
\nFilter, Ardath and Pall Mall on RCTI; Gudang Garam, Djarum
\nCoklat, Lucky Strike, Bentoel Mild, Pall Mall, Marlboro and
\nWismilak on SCTV; and A King, Jarum Super, Ardath and Djie Sam
\nSoe on TPI.<\/p>\n
Tulus Abadi, coordinator of the cigarette advertisement
\nmonitoring team at the Indonesian Consumers Foundation, said in
\nKompas in May 2000 that Government Regulation No. 81\/1999 reduces
\nthe space to be allotted to cigarette advertising in the print
\nmedia and prohibits the appearance of cigarette advertising in
\nthe electronic media. Despite this government regulation, our
\ntelevision stations continue to air commercials for cigarettes.
\nIt shows law enforcement and compliance with the law in our
\nsociety are still lacking.<\/p>\n
Everybody knows that cigarettes are harmful to human health.
\nAs reported in Kompas recently, Dr. Tjandra Yoga Aditama, the
\nchairman of the central board of the Indonesian Association of
\nPulmonary Doctors (PPDI), said a cigarette contains 4,000
\nhazardous chemicals which may cause the incidence of 26 diseases
\nattacking the lungs, heart, veins, respiratory organs and
\nstomach, including cancer. Another disadvantage of cigarettes is
\nimpotence in men, while women will face early signs of aging and
\nreproductive health trouble.<\/p>\n
It is now time for the health ministry and Commission VII of
\nthe House of Representatives, which deals with health and
\npopulation affairs, to take steps against the appearance of
\ncigarette commercials on TV. An increasing number of TV
\ncommercials advertising cigarettes will render futile the efforts
\nby community health organizations such as the Indonesian Heart
\nFoundation, the Indonesian Cancer Foundation and PDPI to reduce
\nthe number of smokers.<\/p>\n
There is reason enough to be alarmed by the number of smokers
\nin Indonesia, which Dr. Tjandra Yoga Aditama says is the fourth
\nhighest figure in the world.<\/p>\n
YUSUF M.<\/p>\n
Jombang, East Java<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/cigarette-tv-commercials-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }