Tobacco industry leaving Indonesia up in smoke [Video]

A lack of regulation, heavy advertising and subservience to the tobacco industry has resulted in Indonesia having one of the highest global smoking rates, writes Duncan Graham.

INDONESIAN POLITICIANS are getting in a righteous tizzy over child protection. Their target is online pornography and gambling, and their condemnation is absolute. Curiously absent is another kiddy-harming vice that reportedly takes more than 200,000 lives a year. 

Next time you hand over a fifty to fuel a filthy habit, you’ll wonder where to get coffin nails cheaper without getting caught in a Melbourne gang war.

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