The head of Batam’s tourism agency has suggested that Singapore’s recent decision to crack down on vaping and treat it as a “drug issue” could provide a tourism boost for the nearby Indonesian island. Situated less than an hour away by ferry, Batam is being positioned as an “alternative” destination for Singaporeans.
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Indonesian state-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) has firmly rejected a proposal from a House of Representatives (DPR) member to reintroduce dedicated smoking carriages on its trains. KAI emphasized its commitment to maintaining a 100% smoke-free environment on all its services, a policy that has been in effect since March 1, 2012.
Read moreIndonesia’s National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has stated it will not follow Singapore’s hardline approach of banning vapes and treating their use as a narcotics-level offense. Instead, the BNN will focus on tightening supervision of vape liquids to prevent them from containing dangerous and illicit substances.
Read moreIndonesia’s Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) has officially expanded its supervisory authority to include addictive substances like vaping products or e-cigarettes, through the issuance of BPOM Regulation (PerBPOM) Number 19 of 2025. This new rule, which amends previous regulations, was promulgated by the Ministry of Law on July 3, 2025.
Read moreIndonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kemkomdigi) has announced it is prepared to block content related to tobacco and vape advertising on social media, acting on official complaints from the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes). This move aims to protect children from exposure to the promotion of tobacco and e-cigarette products.
Read moreA researcher from Indonesia’s National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is advocating for risk-based regulations for alternative tobacco products like e-cigarettes (vapes) and heated tobacco products (HTPs), arguing they should not be treated the same as conventional cigarettes. Bambang Prasetya, a BRIN researcher, stated that a BRIN study shows these alternative products have a different health risk profile.
Read moreThe Indonesian E-liquid Producers Association (PPEI) is calling on the government, specifically the Directorate General of Customs and Excise and the Fiscal Policy Agency (BKF), to re-evaluate and lower the current excise tariff structure for e-cigarettes. While commending the government for not increasing excise rates this year, the association warns that previous hikes have had a devastating impact on the industry.
PPEI Chairman Daniel Boy stated that his organization continues to push for regulations that favor vape industry entrepreneurs. However, the economic pressure from past policies has been severe. Agung Subroto, Deputy Chairman of PPEI, revealed that two consecutive multi-year excise tax increases of 19.5% per year have forced nearly half of their members out of business. “This has reduced our membership from over 300 producers to just 170. This means that almost half of our members are unable to purchase excise stamps to produce e-liquid,” Subroto explained.
He dismissed the notion that the industry’s decline was due to negative health narratives, attributing it instead to a lack of education and the heavy tax burden. Subroto pointed to research from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) which showed that many toxic substances found in conventional cigarettes, such as carbon monoxide, benzene, and 1,3-butadiene, were not detected in e-cigarette vapor, supporting the argument that vapes are a lower-risk alternative. PPEI hopes for further tax relaxation in the future to allow the legal industry to survive and provide these alternatives to adult smokers.
Smoking continues to be a major global health problem, causing over eight million premature deaths annually, including 1.3 million from secondhand smoke, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). New analysis reveals that Indonesia, China, and South Korea have some of the highest smoking rates globally, particularly driven by an overwhelming prevalence among men.
Read moreVape businesses and consumer associations in Indonesia are raising strong objections to a draft regional regulation (Raperda) by the Jakarta Provincial Government that proposes to treat electronic cigarettes (vapes) on par with combustible tobacco cigarettes within its Smoke-Free Area (KTR) policy. The Indonesian Vape Consumer Association (Akvindo) argues that equating these distinct products is a misguided policy that ignores scientific evidence on harm reduction and could unfairly restrict adult consumers’ access to less harmful alternatives.
Read moreIndonesia is grappling with a severe public health crisis as the number of active smokers reaches 70 million, with an alarming 7.4% of teenagers aged 10-18 now using tobacco. The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) has warned that without decisive action, overall smoking prevalence could hit 37.5% by 2025. This concerning trend is exacerbated by a tenfold increase in e-cigarette (vape) use by 2023 and a dramatic surge in child smokers, some initiating the habit as young as four years old.
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