Smoke Alarm

From next year, smokers in Jakarta will no longer be free to smoke their kretek cigarettes in public. Diehard smokers could be fined up to Rp50 million.

Tempo

February 8, 2005

"Government warning: smoking can make you poor."

THAT is admittedly not yet printed on any brand's pack. But, believe me, next year those words are likely to stick in the minds of the smokers of Jakarta. That warning is certain to be much better remembered than the reminder that must now be put on every pack of cigarettes: "Smoking can cause cancer, heart attacks, impotency, and harm your pregnancy and your fetus." The Pro

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