Law requiring manufacturers to display pictorial health warnings on cigarette packs came to force on Tuesday in Indonesia, but anti-smoking campaigners said the rule was widely ignored.
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Smoking kills the smoker silently, pushing him towards serious illnesses, which slowly lead to death.
Smoking kills the smoker silently, pushing him towards serious illnesses, which slowly lead to death.
"The aim is to provide the community with honest and accurate information in the form of pictures so they can decide (whether or not to smoke)," Health Minister Nafsiah Mboi told reporters.
An anti-tobacco group however said compliance has been low so far.
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Smoking causes many diseases and affects the overall health of smokers.
Smoking causes many diseases and affects the overall health of smokers.
"The government should enforce the law, there should be no tolerance even for the richest businessmen who violated the law," commission member Hakim Sorimuda Pohan told AFP.
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The e-cigarette company in India, STEAMZ gives reasons for promoting e-cigarettes as opposed to conventional cigarettes with tobacco.
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Indonesia has not ratified the framework convention on tobacco control.
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Why smoking can kill you
Every cigarette you smoke is causing irreversible damage to your body; slowly killing you from the inside. It also endangers those around you, your family and children.
Every cigarette you smoke is causing irreversible damage to your body; slowly killing you from the inside. It also endangers those around you, your family and children.
Source-AFP
