Indonesia plans stricter smoking regulations to curb youth smoking.

Sep.26.2022
Indonesia plans stricter smoking regulations to curb youth smoking.
Indonesia plans stricter smoking laws to curb underage smoking and control e-cigarettes. Health warnings on tobacco packaging will be increased.

The Indonesian government is planning to introduce stricter smoking regulations to curb underage smoking.


The Indonesian Ministry of Health is working to control the development of electronic cigarettes. Since the legalization of e-cigarettes in Indonesia in 2018, they have not been regulated. Additionally, the Ministry of Health in the country is hoping to increase the area for graphic health warnings on tobacco packaging and to ban the sale of single cigarettes.


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