Marlboro Lights advertisement near Legian Beach Hotel, Bali. Notice that the warning text meaning "smoking can cause cancer, heart attacks, impotence, and disorder of pregnancy and fetus" is placed bottom in the advertisement, although the advertisement itself does not show cigarettes.

Cigarette advertising in Indonesia is presently allowed,[1] and as of 2021, Indonesia is the only country in the world to allow cigarette advertising.[2] However, it is prohibited to show cigarettes and advertising must include smoking warning messages. In Indonesia itself, such advertisements are known under the name iklan rokok in Indonesian. In 2003, cigarette advertising and promotions in Indonesia was valued at $250 million.[3] In addition to television and outdoor advertisements, sporting events sponsored by cigarette brands or companies also occur.[4]

According to the mayor of Bogor, Bima Arya Sugiarto, smoking attempts among children and teens under 18 years are mostly caused by seeing cigarette advertisements and promotions.[5]

Regulation

Warning seen in current advertisements, used since late 2018.
Warning used from late 2013 to 2018.

Per Article 46 of the Indonesian Broadcasting Law, cigarette advertisements are prohibited from showing cigarette packaging or smoking scenes,[6] with the exception of the Peringatan: Merokok Membunuhmu (Warning: Smoking can kills you) warning used by advertisements during 2013 to 2018, which features the image of a man smoking in front of skulls.[7] It has been replaced ever since with image of a laryngeal cancer survivor underwent laryngectomy, due to presumed contradictive effect for promoting smoking. Currently, it says: Peringatan: Karena Merokok, Saya Terkena Kanker Tenggorokan with quitline number included.

Cigarette advertisements are also prohibited from showing children, pregnant women, cartoon characters, cigarette recommendations or misleading words. The sizes of billboards are not allowed to be more than 72 square meters in area.[8] Advertisements of promotion strategies of cigarette companies are classified as "cigarette advertisements".[9] In addition, cigarette advertisements must include a warning message[8] shown on the cigarette package, per Indonesian Government Regulation number 109 of 2012. Such warning messages are shown at bottom position (also in the case of outdoor advertisements even before 2013), or after the advertisement until the end of 2013.

Street view in Singaraja, Bali, with a Djarum Super Compact Size advertisement in the far right, captured in 2005, reading: New! Djarum Super CS, kemasan gaul (the kemasan gaul means "(with) friendly packaging"), the advertisement itself was a mix of Indonesian and English.
Djarum Super MLD and Djarum Super outdoor advertisements in a bridge in Arjowinangun, Pacitan Regency.

Such cigarette advertisements are only allowed to air on television channels from 21:30 until 05:00 local time.[10] However, national, Jakarta-based television networks almost always stop airing cigarette advertisements after 03:00 a.m., probably due to its closer time to 05:00 a.m. in eastern Indonesia.

Contents

September 2011 advertisement for the Djarum Black Menthol Power Beat event in Bandung.
A small shop in Jakarta surrounded by Djarum Super MLD, A Mild, and Sampoerna Hijau advertisements.
External videos
Latest advertisements by most notable cigarette brands (2021)
video icon A Mild — Gak ada yang ilang gitu aja. "Nothing is simply lost" from Sampoerna
video icon Sampoerna Hijau — Ambil Asiknya! "Take the Fun!" from Sampoerna
video icon Djarum Super — #IniRasanyaSuper "This Tastes Super" from Djarum
video icon Surya — Kita adalah Surya "We are Surya" from Gudang Garam
video icon Gudang Garam International — Pria Punya Selera "Men Have Taste" from Gudang Garam

Early Indonesian cigarette advertisements used to display the cigarette packaging and cigarettes before being prohibited.[11] Currently, advertisements mostly feature motivational messages, social criticisms, and sometimes adventure (as in Djarum Super) as well as animation.

Examples

A Mild advertisements, known by one of their slogans Go Ahead since 2009, features social criticisms and motivational quotes. Similarly, Djarum 76 advertisements also mostly feature social criticisms, but also include a character named Om Jin (played by Totos Rasiti).[12] Djarum Super and Gudang Garam International advertisements, however, feature action and adventures scenes instead. Sampoerna Hijau (lit. "Green Sampoerna") advertisements feature friendship between the members of the Geng Hijau ("Green Gang").

Some cigarette advertisements have been controversial. A 2015 advertisement of A Mild featured the text Mula-mula malu-malu lama-lama mau "shy at first, later wants (it)" and a still image of an almost-kissing couple, which caused inhabitants of the surrounding area to consider the advertisement as immoral.[13]

Local ban of outdoor advertisements

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Indonesian Health Act (UU No. 36/2009) advices local governments (mostly municipal-level governments) to establish a Local Regulation regarding "no-cigarette" areas.[14] The definition of "no-cigarette" areas is extended not only to places where people are prohibited from smoking, but also to places where it is prohibited to sell or promote cigarette products.[15]

Currently, there have been a number of attempts to prohibit outdoor cigarette advertisements, including billboards, posters, and banners, by local (mostly second-level) governments.[16] In September 2021, the provincial government of Jakarta banned such advertisements.[17] The regulation is effective since 13 October 2017.[18] Because of this ban, the organizations Kretek Preservation National Committee (KNPK), Kretek Community (Komtek), Tobacco League, including law practitioners and a group of retailers threatened to contest Anies Baswedan, the governor of Jakarta, in the local court.[19]

Bogor city government also outlawed such advertising, effective since 27 May 2015. [20]

See also

References

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