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        "id": 1805778,
        "msgid": "north-sumatra-bans-civil-servants-and-regional-owned-enterprise-employees-from-using-vapes-1781589040",
        "date": "2026-06-16 11:46:00",
        "title": "North Sumatra Bans Civil Servants and Regional-Owned Enterprise Employees from Using Vapes",
        "author": "Indriyani Astuti",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The North Sumatra provincial government has issued a ban on electronic cigarettes for all civil servants (ASN) and employees of regional-owned enterprises (BUMD), citing risks of drug abuse and long-term health impacts. The policy, based on findings from the National Narcotics Agency (BNN), warns that vapes are susceptible to being used as a medium for distributing liquid narcotics. Local governments are instructed to enforce strict monitoring, impose disciplinary sanctions on violators, and encourage a wider ban across community organisations, tourism businesses, and transport companies.",
        "content": "<p>The Provincial Government of North Sumatra has issued a policy\nbanning the use of electronic cigarettes or vapes for all State Civil\nApparatus (ASN) and employees of Regional-Owned Enterprises (BUMD)\nwithin its territory. This policy was adopted as a preventive measure to\nprotect the public from the potential misuse of narcotics and long-term\nhealth impacts.<\/p>\n<p>Head of the North Sumatra Communication and Information Office, Erwin\nHotmansah Harahap, revealed that the ban is stipulated in North Sumatra\nGovernor Instruction Number 188.54\/3\/INST\/2026, addressed to all regents\nand mayors across North Sumatra.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis regulation is a response to a study by the BNN. Based on the\nBNN\u2019s findings, electronic cigarettes are suspected to be vulnerable to\nmisuse as a medium for the circulation of liquid narcotics and other\nhazardous substances,\u201d he said on Tuesday (16\/6).<\/p>\n<p>He continued that this instruction also serves as an anticipatory\nstep to protect the public, particularly the younger generation, from\nthe dangers of drug abuse, as well as the long-term health impacts of\nusing electronic cigarettes or vapes.<\/p>\n<p>Through this instruction, the North Sumatra Provincial Government is\ninstructing district\/city governments to conduct strict supervision and\nmonitoring in their respective areas. For ASN, non-ASN, or BUMD\nemployees found violating the rule, local governments are asked to\nimpose disciplinary sanctions in accordance with applicable laws and\nregulations.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to internal oversight, local governments are also\nrequested to install signs prohibiting vape use in strategic areas that\nare easily accessible and readable by the general public. Not only\ntargeting the government environment, the provincial government also\nrequests that similar bans be applied more broadly.<\/p>\n<p>District\/city governments are asked to issue appeals to various other\nelements of society, ranging from community organisations, tourism\nbusinesses such as hotels and restaurants, labour unions, transportation\ncompanies, sports organisations, to hospitals, to also prohibit the use\nof vapes for their employees or members.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/north-sumatra-bans-civil-servants-and-regional-owned-enterprise-employees-from-using-vapes-1781589040",
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