Made Arya Kencana | November 28, 2011
A tourist walks with a surfboard on the beach in Kuta, Bali. (EPA Photo) Comments
-Lauren-
12:56pm Nov 30, 2011
Yeah kingwilly ur absolutely right, not about me being misguided but that the ban will be exploited by police. The ban itself is a good idea and works in places like Singapore or Australia. Indonesia presents it's problems in the form of predictable corruption, lack of enforcement, and racial profiling. It's an absolute shame that even innitiatives geared toward social improvement are undermined by the very people who should be encouraging their success. Just goes to show how police perpetuate the overall complicity to subordination by tobacco companies and the debilitating status quo. I still wish I could go out in public and not passively breathe my way to emphysema though. Serigala-Berbulu-Domba
10:10am Nov 30, 2011
jimmymcgila Looks like you won't be able to fire up your cenky ciggies in Bali anymore.
londoedan
9:53am Nov 30, 2011
More monies to be made by the police... oh no, not from the locals, from the tourists and bules!! This happens in Bangkok, where Tourist police targets tourists who doesn't know about the new smoking ban in public places. kingwilly
9:46am Nov 30, 2011
Lauren, you are totally misguided if you think this is anything more than a promotional tool designed to distract from the real issues. And a 50 million fine for the police to start negotiating with, lovely.
-Lauren-
8:41am Nov 30, 2011
I think it's a great idea. I realise smokers see this as an infringement of personal rights but for us non smokers it's a breath of fresh air. I just hope it is enforced. Seeing as most Indonesians smoke, staff and security are pretty nonchalent about enforcement. Sorry faggers but making public zones smoke free is a crucial step to building a civil society. Denpasar. Bali visitors as well as locals might find it harder to smoke on the tropical island after the provincial legislature passed a new bylaw on Anti-Smoking Areas on Monday.
“I want all people to be healthy and the bylaw is an implementation of the 2009 Health Law,” Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika said after attending the Bali legislative council (DPRD) plenary meeting.
“Regarding this smoking ban in tourism centers, I think tourists will understand. Instead, it is Bali’s people who often do not understand.”
The bylaw mandates that all tourism destinations or “tourism support facilities” like hotels, restaurants, cafes, bars and discotheques will be smoke-free.
It also bans smoking in places of worship, health facilities, schools, children’s playgrounds and public places like markets and airports. Public buses will also be smoke-free, as well all government offices, including police and military offices.
In addition to banning smoking in these places, the bylaw also forbids the sale of cigarettes and tobacco advertisements at these locations.
Breaching this new bylaw carries a maximum sanction of six months imprisonment or a fine of Rp 50 million ($5,450).
“The bylaw is definitely needed to protect people from the dangers of smoking,” said Utami Dwi Suryadi, secretary of the bylaw committee. “It needs to be implemented seriously and strictly. We need to educate people about the impacts of smoking.”
Bali Health Agency Head Nyoman Sutedja said that especially for hotels, the government will assess the implementation of the bylaw.
“The assessment results will be used to rank [hotel] compliance towards the bylaw,” he said. “So there will be hotels with blue, yellow or red category ratings. Blue category means totally free from cigarette smoke.”
Pastika said his administration would begin informing the public about the new regulation and educating them about the dangers of smoking.
Ida Bagus Ngurah Wijaya, chairman of the Bali Tourism Board, said officials might have trouble enforcing the regulation in public facilities like the DPRD building, where the bylaw was passed on Monday.
“Every time I am invited for a hearing at the DPRD, members smoke in the meeting room,” he said. “But I don’t think we will have a problem from tourists.”
Tengara Swara Tama, a manager at the Hard Rock Cafe in Kuta, said that even before the bylaw was passed, the restaurant had planned to be smoke-free by next year.
With additional reporting from Antara
“I want all people to be healthy and the bylaw is an implementation of the 2009 Health Law,” Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika said after attending the Bali legislative council (DPRD) plenary meeting.
“Regarding this smoking ban in tourism centers, I think tourists will understand. Instead, it is Bali’s people who often do not understand.”
The bylaw mandates that all tourism destinations or “tourism support facilities” like hotels, restaurants, cafes, bars and discotheques will be smoke-free.
It also bans smoking in places of worship, health facilities, schools, children’s playgrounds and public places like markets and airports. Public buses will also be smoke-free, as well all government offices, including police and military offices.
In addition to banning smoking in these places, the bylaw also forbids the sale of cigarettes and tobacco advertisements at these locations.
Breaching this new bylaw carries a maximum sanction of six months imprisonment or a fine of Rp 50 million ($5,450).
“The bylaw is definitely needed to protect people from the dangers of smoking,” said Utami Dwi Suryadi, secretary of the bylaw committee. “It needs to be implemented seriously and strictly. We need to educate people about the impacts of smoking.”
Bali Health Agency Head Nyoman Sutedja said that especially for hotels, the government will assess the implementation of the bylaw.
“The assessment results will be used to rank [hotel] compliance towards the bylaw,” he said. “So there will be hotels with blue, yellow or red category ratings. Blue category means totally free from cigarette smoke.”
Pastika said his administration would begin informing the public about the new regulation and educating them about the dangers of smoking.
Ida Bagus Ngurah Wijaya, chairman of the Bali Tourism Board, said officials might have trouble enforcing the regulation in public facilities like the DPRD building, where the bylaw was passed on Monday.
“Every time I am invited for a hearing at the DPRD, members smoke in the meeting room,” he said. “But I don’t think we will have a problem from tourists.”
Tengara Swara Tama, a manager at the Hard Rock Cafe in Kuta, said that even before the bylaw was passed, the restaurant had planned to be smoke-free by next year.
With additional reporting from Antara
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