Cigarette advertisements

Cigarette advertisements

From Koran Tempo

It seems that, for the sake of money, you can do anything in
Jakarta. Look at what has been done by cigarettes producers such
as Jarum, Gudang Garam and Star Mild. They have placed
advertisements for their products by pasting posters of their
products on walls in public places, bridges and even on the walls
of private houses. The publisher of Lisa magazine also does the
same thing, not to mention a variety of large banners that are
placed seemingly at will in public places.

All of this has made Jakarta look messy, and all the efforts
of the Jakarta administration to tidy up the city seem fruitless.
I wish to call on the parties concerned to take a more
responsible attitude toward their thoughtless actions.

I wonder why the Jakarta administration hasn't done anything
about it? In the past, the provincial government strongly
prohibited graffiti and all forms of vandalism in Jakarta, which
was the work of students. Nowadays the government seems to be
tolerant of posters placed by big companies.

If these inappropriate advertisements were controlled
properly, the Jakarta administration could provide special sites,
in the form of one-by-three meter illuminated boxes, in which
companies could advertise their products, as has been done by the
German government in Berlin and Munich.

M. HANIF
Jakarta