#tobacco

Collection of tobacco news, found 52 news.

Tobacco industry regulation must favor workers: dy minister

Deputy Minister of Manpower Afriansyah Noor highlighted the importance of ensuring the regulation for the national ...

No cigarette excise hike planned for 2026: Finance Minister

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said the government has no plans to raise the retail sale price (HJE) of ...

BAT Announces 70% of Policy Experts Continue to Misidentify Nicotine as Primary Cause of Smoking-related Disease

- BAT announces that a new multi-market survey of policy experts across 15 different territories reveals that erroneous ...

Gov't aims to ensure fair competition in tobacco market

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa reaffirmed the government’s commitment to curb the production and ...

Indonesia prepares rules to curb illegal cigarettes

The Indonesian government plans to issue a new regulation to curb the circulation of illegal cigarettes, particularly ...

Indonesia's parliament backs freeze on tobacco excise in 2026

Indonesia’s parliament on Saturday backed Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa’s decision not to raise ...

No hike in Indonesia's tobacco excise tax next year: minister

The Indonesian government will not raise tobacco excise rates in 2026, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa confirmed ...

Smoking increases risk of non-communicable diseases: Health Ministry

The Health Ministry has warned that smoking is a risk factor for non-communicable diseases such as heart disease and ...

RI Govt warns of new threats from narrative, legal warfare

Indonesia’s deputy defense minister said on Thursday that modern threats to sovereignty are shifting toward ...

Tobacco control key to reducing stunting: Indonesian govt

Indonesia's Ministry of Health has emphasized that curbing tobacco consumption is critical to reducing childhood ...

RI Govt weighs tobacco tax hike, eyes worker impact

Indonesia’s Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said Friday that any government policy targeting the tobacco ...

New Milestone as Sweden Enshrines Policy That Can Turn World Smoke-Free

- Sweden has enshrined tobacco harm reduction in public health policy after becoming the first nation to prove it’s ...

New Tholos Foundation White Paper Shows Safer Nicotine Alternatives Lead to Significant Reduction in Smoking Rates

- The Tholos Foundation, in partnership with Japan-based Pacific Alliance Institute and Sweden-based consulting firm ...

BI survey estimates retail sales to increase in September

The retail sales survey of Bank Indonesia (BI) estimates that retail sales performance will increase in September 2022, ...

Ministry to launch non-smoking area (KTR) dashboard soon

The Health Ministry will soon launch a non-smoking area (KTR) dashboard and application in a number of pilot areas as ...