Jakarta, July 17 -- The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) is urging all stakeholders to collaborate in banning the sale of cigarettes to individuals under 21 and in enforcing No Smoking Areas (Kawasan Tanpa Rokok/KTR).

Siti Nadia Tarmizi, Director of Non-Communicable Diseases at the Ministry of Health, explained that regulations on tobacco and e-cigarette control outlined in Government Regulation (PP) No. 28 of 2024, an implementing regulation of Law No. 17 of 2023 on Health, are already enforceable.

"Although the implementation of the PP is ongoing, we have already taken steps such as regulating advertising, banning certain additives, and prohibiting the sale of cigarettes to those under 21-although violations still occur," she remarked du...