Why has it been so difficult to create smoke-free areas in Indonesia? The answer lies in the way laws are made
- Written by Elisabeth Kramer, Scientia Senior Lecturer in Politics and Public Policy, UNSW Sydney
Illustration of cigarette ban. Freepik, CC BYIndonesia has one of the highest smoking rates globally. In 2021, the Ministry of Health estimated there are 69.1 million smokers, the third largest number in the world behind only China and India.
For the past decade, the Indonesian government has introduced policies to try and address this. In 2012, it...




