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Society 1 year ago
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Government to curb online cigarette ads, protect children's health
The government has committed to curbing online tobacco promotions by forming a special task force to monitor and remove such advertisements, which remain rampant in the digital sphere and pose health risks especially among children and teenagers.
Society 2 years ago
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Government imposes stricter tobacco control amid unchecked youth smoking
A newly issued regulation rolls out stricter sales, marketing and packaging controls on cigarettes and e-cigarettes as part of the government's nationwide clampdown on tobacco use, especially among Indonesian youths.
Americas 2 years ago
Biden stalls on menthol cigarette ban fearing Black vote backlash
Health secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement the matter "has garnered historic attention and the public comment period has yielded an immense amount of feedback, including from various elements of the civil rights and criminal justice movement.
Society 2 years ago
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More Indonesians smoking, bucking global trend
The report, published on Jan. 16, found that 38.5 percent of Indonesians over the age of 14 used tobacco products in 2022. This was up more than 2 percentage points from the country’s 2020 figure and up 5 percentage points from 2015.
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