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Archive: 31 July 2024

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Indonesia Enacts Cigarette Regulation to Combat Teenage Smoking

Indonesia has enacted Government Regulation PP 28 of 2024, signed by President Jokowi, to reduce teenage smoking by prohibiting single-cigarette sales and restricting tobacco sales within 200 metres of schools and online. The regulation aims to lower smoking rates among 10-18-year-olds from the current 7.4 per cent to the national target of 5.4 per cent, whilst addressing broader healthcare access in underserved areas. Key measures include minimum cigarette pack sizes of 20 units and enforcement