Smoking and global warming.

A hotel room in downtown Jakarta, Indonesia News Agency, Pena final report describes the development of the tobacco industry today. This report as of 65-pagemagazine with the headline on the cover of “hypocrisy and Myths Behind the Tobacco Industry.”

Pena Indonesia demands of this report is on the investigation reports on various research documents the tobacco industry. Two CD-ROM or CD-ROM that contains thousands of records of multinational companies in Indonesia. As documents of British American Tobacco and BAT, Philip Morris and others.

The workshop was attended by journalists and activists to health. Objective overview of the existence of secret documents relating to the arrival of the giants of the global tobacco industry and its relations with Indonesia.

The workshop also received support from the World Health Indonesia Agencyofficials IAKMI-Public Health Association of Specialist SEATCA-Indonesia and Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance.

Pena Indonesia to work three months and the computer flashed. Digging includethousands of documents online seven cigarette giant in the period from 1960 to early 2000. At least there are about 28,000 thousands of other documents of British American Tobacco or BAT Indonesia is in digital libraries from the University of California, San Francisco, United States saved.

Walk through the Legacy Tobacco Documents Library Web site that contains an internal document from Philip Morris, RJ Reynolds, Lorillard and Brown & Williamson. The result is written by Farid Gaban and Alfian Hamzah Pena Indonesia News Agency and Mardiyah Chamim magazine Tempo. Reporting and support in the form of grants Essential Action Global Partnership for Tobacco Control, based in Washington.

This story begins in 1998. This year, the most unfortunate set to the cigaretteindustry in America. Attorney General, State of Minnesota, United States, Hubert Humphrey III, sounded the alarm loud warning to cigarette industry. The Attorney General urged the seven giants of the tobacco industry, all their secretdocuments to the public. Target in the search for truth.

These documents are internal documents in which individual letters to theauthorities, academics, media tips to improve the tobacco trade. Seven major companies including Philip Morris Incorporated, RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company, British American Tobacco (BAT), Brown and Williamson, Liggett Group and the Tobacco Institute and Council for Tobacco Researchand the Lorillard Tobacco Company.

U.S. courts have six million documents containing 35 million pages. Each page is a seal and a code of industry lawyers to ensure its authenticity. The court also sets the tobacco industry parties to file documents before the year 2008.

While in England, the mountains of documents of British American Tobacco are generally stored in stock Guildford, Surrey, England. BAT-line archiving of documents is from the University ofCalifornia at San Francisco has the United States.

There are seven million records in the form of scanned documents. And spent four years making efforts for their hard work. Unfortunately, according to Duncan Campbell, American investigative journalist, looking documents of the smoking industry, the claim that itcontains about 181 files that have helped thousands of pages of documents were lost. The remaining documents are not clear and it is possible rimbanya with regions of other countries, like Indonesia combined.

One study of the American tobacco industry had artificially say the movie “The Insider” that the search for an American journalist to discover the fraud in the amount of toxins. To encourage the media in the United States and influence people that smoking is a threat. Cigarettes are questions of citizens and promote the emergence of stringent regulations on smoking and Basic.

The tobacco industry must be strictly controlled and monitored. For homeowners in the tobacco industry in the United States is not a prerequisite for a good climate. And ask the U.S. government to enforce strict rules that only in the United States only. And do not apply to international business networks in different regions of other countries. After 1998, the invasion was underway. And objectives, the owners of cigarettes countries that are groups of countries.

As the countries of the region, particularly in Indonesia, in conjunction with the document? Indonesia belonged to a third country, is not it? Indonesia is acountry that call and a haven for the global tobacco industry in the world. Tobacco Industry in Indonesia and has been incorporated as an “empire” forthemselves. He has played many roles and automatic movements do not get a lot of obstacles and barriers.

Either the legal, economic, social, the political path. The tobacco industry in Indonesia grew fast and slippery. Bonds, the greatest day of term in West Java, the People’s Mind, that the tobacco industry has become a handicap, “and”. Not many media in Indonesia is on the criticism, preaching especially to a profound statement on the cigarette industry. Indonesia, with the field open to all movements, ideas and influence of the tobacco industry in developing their businesses largely.

We can learn many things, documents from the tobacco industry. Learn how you determine the work of the position and influence of politics, economy, media, until the purchase-sale “search. The document contains a clear and detailed. We just need to work hard carefully built anddetailed sheets of documents to obtain a complete picture of the building in the global tobacco industry as a whole.

Following the Southeast Asia TobaccoControl Alliance (SEATCA) have created institutions in Thailand, in its report of the death benefit: Exposing the tactics of the tobacco industry in the ASEAN countries in October 2007 said that until now the region of the cigarette consumption of over 50 per cent of world consumption of tobacco. And Asia is animportant market for the future of the world tobacco industry sees.

Although 10 countries are meeting in ASEAN by about 31 per cent or 125.8 million ASEAN youth population are smokers. About 10 percent-1, 25 billion increase in the number of young smokers continue to smoke in the world and the country joined ASEAN has contributed to the rate of deaths related to smoking as much as 20 percent!

SEATCA joined a partnership network of state agencies, required in ASEAN,research, advocacy and capacity building in each of its members. SEATCA missionary work and develop advocacy for its members, ratification of the Convention was the WHO Tobacco Control, Framework Convention on

Tobacco Control (FCTC) – including Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam. While Indonesia is the only country in Asia, has not ratified the Convention on that date.

WHO tobacco control is important to apply in the cigarette industry in Indonesia. This agreement is to regulate and control the tobacco industry. There are about 38 articles of the Convention, and aims to improve the quality of global health. Business Development moves to the tobaccoindustry is not in the form of a single strategy. To follow the business strategy,the situation in each area of development. He worked to organize and define thetarget groups to facilitate policies that work together to support a good deal of which comes from the government or the people’s representatives, no one to promotional efforts and make a market in its entirety.

The tobacco industry, to build its image through a variety of ways. Advertising creates a direct communication with consumers by cigarette products through posters, advertisements and electronic media, posters, accessories, colors and logo of selling the image of tobacco products leads.

Promotional activities through distribution of free samples of cigarettesoffers coupons, contests, lotteries, tickets to sports games and races, concerts, fund watch movies, talk shows, street party, of its activities in terms of Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) grants support projects to aid the environment and other activities under thename or the name of the industry of tobacco products. Including scholarships for journalists and students are artists.

SEATCA investigations concerning the collection of rules on sales promotions, advertising, CSR and sponsorship in seven ASEAN countries in 2007. Includes Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Five countries have very strict rules to regulate the issue ads, prmosi, sponsorship and CSR.

These five countries are Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand. Of these five countries, Thailand has set strict rules against the tobacco industry and the implementation of strict limits. Two of these fees, no rules, no controls or restrictions on Cambodia and Indonesia!

Cambodia and Indonesia is a paradise for the tobacco industry. Both countries are relatively poor country, does not it? Indonesia is estimated that the poverty rate of 49 per cent of the cost of living average of two dollars per day for America. Both have no rules or restrictions on tobacco control very closely.

For the tobacco industry, the most profitable opportunities. Cigarette industry has no power and capital to improve their business and profit maximization. The industry is climbing a dream potion and advertised to the public poverty.

The words and offer an impressive success and interesting show. This is a dream and the dream for all people. Success of the tobacco industry, for a cigarette. The elimination of tobacco is one of the most important ways for each person to live out of poverty and rapid success. Poverty was the land for profit. And the industry is well aware of this condition.

Poverty, lack of regional representation and the role of government, lack of political awareness and the role of the media who are helpless in the advertising of cigarettes.

AC Nielsen figures show that in 2006 expenditures on tobacco advertising of Rp 1.6 trillion. What moron would lose the media and providing money for that? One of the media in Indonesia and you can consciously choose not to accept tobacco ads. But the question is how far the power of this medium will survive? And refrain from the onslaught of cigarette advertising.

Cigarettes were the main consumption of the poor. Cigarette consumption throughout the year to 225 billion pieces. Cigarettes have a 4000 toxic chemicals. And cigarettes are the leading cause of diseases that cause cancer, heart disease and other diseases that cause death in thelong term. Die annually from the cigarette is shown as 400 thousand in Indonesia!

The number of smokers in Indonesia rose sharply. Based on the survey of the national economy, the Central Bureau of Statistics for the period 2001-2004, smoking increased the novice and under age 10 rose 0.4 percent to 2.8 percent . National Commission for Child Protection, a figure that 90 percent of young people from smoking because of advertising in Indonesia. Young people were the main target for the tobacco industry.

This figure is alarming, and then in February 2007 several members of the legislature a few rules to restrict smoking. These rules are designed to restrict, control and reduce the problems associated with tobacco to children’s activities. This rule also requires an increase in excise rates in the cigarette tax reduced by 60 percent, people will buy cigarettes. And are encouraged to expand research on the effects of smoking on health.

In 1999, Indonesia has issued Government Regulation 81 / 1999 on the safety of cigarettes for health, the Government Ordinance 38/1999 on procedures for tobacco product advertising media and Government Regulation 19/2003 on bonds of tobacco companies have warnings on the product packaging.

Indonesia has also benefited from the condition. Contribution from the cigarette industry in the form of tax revenue amounting to Rp 38.5 trillion last year. And expected increase this year to Rp 42 trillion. Cigarette industry in Indonesia is very sweet. Two Indonesian families who do business in the ranks of cigarettes in the list of world’s richest by Forbes magazine. Rachman Halim family, including Gudang Garam owner with a fortune of 1.9 billion dollars and employ 538 warning. Budi Hartono and family in the order of664 Djarum with a fortune of U.S. $ 1.5 billion.

Tobacco tax in Indonesia is generally cheap compared to other countries. Australia, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore, put the tobacco tax by 70 percent. While in Indonesia, simply adjust the tax on tobacco the highest 40 per cent. With this tax retail prices of cigarettes in Indonesia, the fifth of the price compared to the price of cigarettes in Malaysia.

The price of cheap cigarettes is the promotion of smoking consumption in Indonesia. Access to cigarettes is very simple. Based on the latest survey by WHO and the American Cancer Society, about 70 percent of Indonesian smokers are men. And 3 percent of women smoking in Indonesia.

Indonesia plays a dual role misleading. One side of the income he has earned the cigarette but on the other hand, many of Indonesia’s human resources, because the damage caused by the loss of cigarettes. But health insurance companies in Indonesia, which would guarantee his client the consequences of smoking?

Anti-smoking cons world to strengthen further. The rich and educated about the risks of smoking. Anti-tobacco harder and try to campaign on this issue at the global movement. Federation of Football Association (FIFA) and has even signed an agreement with WHO to regulate and prohibit tobacco sponsorship in the football field.

MTV is supporting the anti-smoking campaign and urges young people not to smoke. European countries and other Asian countries and the ratification of the Convention was followed by Tobacco Control (FCTC).

But resistance to the tobacco industry in Indonesia is still very low. Anti-smoking movement, both of citizens, communities, doctors, even the media is not yet strong. WHO Indonesia has chosen some names of artists and athletes for the national sports anti cons of smoking. Under the tennis star Angelique Widjaja, bodybuilder Ade Rai, and model Tracy Trinita.

But not enough to represent all three and move the people of Indonesia for anti-smoking movement to create. Indonesia needs a great personality and always for the anti-tobacco. Not just a slogan during anti-tobacco. But anti-smoking movement is broad and strategic.

In short, the anti-tobacco in Indonesia is still classified as impotent. He needs strength and are a powerful force in the opposition strong and aggressive tobacco industry. And the journalist is to write the movement and continue to follow the expansion of logging in the cigarette industry.

The publicity and propaganda war in the struggle of the world black smoke. And Indonesia is one of the areas of combat power, the world map of global cigarette today. This is also connected to the cigarette industry in Indonesia local. As the local economy in mind, Malang, Kediri and Jember. Cigarette industry locally in Indonesia has an important role in influencing the community of smokers. In Indonesia, known as cigarette smoke clove, then unknown outside of this product as a white smoke. Industry of the local cigarette is tobacco and many petty kings of Java. Expansion patterns of the global tobacco industry writhe in aggressive and strong and try to cope with the current market share. White carnations to fight against cigarette smoking.

Who is more powerful? The tobacco industry to build myths, facts and misleading research on smoking. And we know that victims of the battle declining health of everyday citizens. Indonesia and countries allow their citizens a decline in health.

The facts on the dangers of cigarettes and dark propaganda of the tobacco industry is clear. Cigarettes are not compromised, but should be controlled and regulated by the government and the legislature. Indonesian society should be aware that cigarettes have become an alarming epidemic.

The event will be held in Indonesia in late 2007 has been chosen to lead a discussion on global warming. Was held in December in Bali. Global negotiations is very important to discuss and policy measures to be taken into account the problem of global warming and the environment. Indonesia is so bad, classified in the environmental field.

Indonesia, including the red-sensitive areas, environmental issues such as illegal logging, mining, industrial pollution and waste, emissions from motor vehicles. This discussion will produce overall decisions and actions are very important. The result is to encourage each state leaders and citizens to support and implement policy measures to curb global warming today.

I was shocked when he saw a newspaper to read the National Journal. At the lower end of the column leading newspapers plastered on the implementation of a warming climate in Bali at the end. With an advertisement with the dominant color light green near the icon color of the environment.

Print this ad contains a statement or a day countdown to December 2007. These ads provide the name of a cigarette company, Sampoerna, and the word “green”, which could also be interpreted as referring to one of the main products of the Sampoerna cigarette.

I am sad that the debate on global warming can be considered, given the sponsorship by the tobacco industry. Companies and their profits are mostly arms of Indonesia. Perhaps the sadness is resolved, I continue to be lost and forgotten, and a voice in the noisy turbulence of global warming later.

This should be an important clue, the mirror itself and thus becomes a matter of us all. Environmental issues are common problems. It was his conscience and common sense. What is the event on global warming is worthy of a tobacco company? Cigarettes, but the toxin and one of the leading causes of death. Is not nothing wrong, that the program of global warming from the tobacco industry?

A stack of internal documents of the tobacco industry have provided a clear answer. Problem tactics, strategies, plans, building a political lobbying and awareness about the error and cigarettes sale.

I regret very critical discussion of global warming, there are spots and thorns. This becomes a corner and a pat on the cliches of the world. As if life and life goes on, and went for a cigarette.

Slogan cigarette is not just lip service. And to show strength in the tobacco industry in Indonesia, that fact. And this is not true. The tobacco industry is seen to make traps and myths. Cigarettes are a major theme of humanity. The life of the cigarette world full of compromise, power, betrayal and dark strategy.

And it is probably true in the global cigarette, as long ago by Ben Jonson in The Alchemist (The Alchemist) that “alchemy was a kind of game is like a card trick to deceive the man with great Charming.