Several academics, doctors and nongovernmental organization activists gathered in Bali on Sunday to petition the government to halt the World Tobacco Asia Forum, slated to be held in Nusa Dua next year.
The forum showcases tobacco products and provides an opportunity for industry professionals in the Asia Pacific region to network.
“We disapprove of the forum and we do not want it to be held in Bali or anywhere in Indonesia,” said Putu Ayu Swandewi Astuti, a lecturer for the school of public health at Udayana University in Bali.
“We have managed to gather nearly 186 signatures, with supporters coming from several countries including India, the Netherlands and Australia,” she said.
Putu noted that Indonesia was the only country among 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Group of 20 that had not ratified the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
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