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Academia 4 years ago

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Tax hike not enough to secure smoke-free Indonesia

You can earn less than $1 a day and still smoke.

Health 4 years ago

How the pandemic forced drug addicts to recover, together

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it additionally difficult for recovering drug addicts to recover and not relapse

Editorial 4 years ago

Protecting our children

The future of the country depends on a healthy generation from the health hazards of nicotine.

Lifestyle 4 years ago

Intense immersion: Is Indonesia’s love affair with K-drama an addiction?

With heart-rending stories and porcelain-skinned stars, it is no wonder K-drama is so addictive. But some may have taken their adoration too far.

Lifestyle 4 years ago

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The ojek driver who runs a rehab center for underage glue addicts

With no expertise, no experts, and no money, an ojek (motorcycle taxi) driver in Papua set up a rehab center for street children addicted to glue.

Science & Tech 4 years ago

South Korean designer creates 'Third Eye' for 'smartphone zombies'

The Third Eye was meant as a warning, not a real solution for smartphone addicts who won't pay attention to where they are going.

Science & Tech 4 years ago

Zuckerberg urged to ditch kids' version of Instagram

Campaign for a Commercial-free Childhood and the Electronic Privacy Information Center were among nearly 100 groups and individuals from North America, Europe, Africa and Australia to make the plea in a letter to Zuckerberg.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

Video-game addiction poised to spread during coronavirus lockdown

With much of the US and Europe in lockdown, video-game use has exploded.

National 6 years ago

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Bandung schoolkids given chickens to get them off their phones

By giving the students the chickens to breed, he said, it would teach them how to care for animals and they would develop discipline through feeding the chickens before going to school and after school.

Science & Tech 6 years ago

Put down that phone! Indonesians invent device to aid internet-addicted

Called "Nettox", from "internet detox", the device is worn on the wrist and contains a pulse oximeter sensor that measures haemoglobin oxygen levels and heart rate variability (HRV).

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