Jakarta, June 2 -- The Indonesian government plans to regulate advertisements for electronic cigarettes-commonly known as vapes-on online media, according to a senior health official.

Siti Nadia Tarmizi, Director of Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases, said on Monday that the Ministry of Health is preparing technical guidelines in coordination with the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs.

These guidelines will serve as a derivative regulation of Government Regulation (PP) No. 28 of 2024, which implements Law No. 17 of 2023 on Health.

"We will have technical regulations to manage influencer involvement in promoting electronic cigarettes on social media," she said during a webinar held in observance of World No ...