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Not a common sight, but - inevitably - more common in Indonesia than in other countries.

In Indonesia, there is no minimum legal age for buying cigarettes. Around twelve is a common age for boys to start smoking, although very many start earlier than that.

In Indonesia there is no minimum legal age for buying cigarettes. Twelve is a common age for boys to start smoking, but very many start much younger than that.

Most of these photographs are from Garut, a town in west Java where every male over the age of about ten seems to smoke.

The national (male) obsession with cigarettes often starts around the ages of ten or twelve; about half of all boys are regular smokers by the time they are sixteen.

In Indonesia there is no minimum legal age for buying cigarettes, which generally coat between US$1 and $1.50 per pack. It is quite common to see boys aged twelve or younger smoking; about fifty per cent are regular smokers by the time they are sixteen.

In Indonesia there is no legal minimum age for buying cigarettes, which generally cost between US$1 and $1.50 a pack. It is quite common to see boys aged twelve or younger smoking.

In Indonesia there is no minimum legal age for buying cigarettes, which generally coat between $US1 and $1.50 a pack, and it is quite common to see boys aged twelve or under smoking.

About fifty per cent of Indonesian boys are smoking by the time they are sixteen; there is no legal minimum age for buying cigarettes, and much less stigma attached to smoking than in most countries.

About fifty per cent of Indonesian boys are smoking by the time they are sixteen; there is no minimum legal age for buying cigarettes.

Makassar is the principal city of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Everyone seems to smoke in Makassar - at least, every male above the age of about twelve.

Makassar is the principal city of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Everyone seems to smoke in Makassar - at least, every male over the age of about twelve.

Pemangkat is a small town in western Borneo, Indonesia.

Indonesia has no legal minimum age for buying cigarettes, and it is common to see boys (though not girls) aged twelve and under smoking.

There is no minimum legal age for buying cigarettes in Indonesia, and it is common to see boys of twelve years or younger smoking.

Batam is in Riau Province in Sumatra, Indonesia

Batam is in Riau Province in Sumatra, Indonesia.

Most of these photographs are from Makassar, the principal city of Sulawesi, Indonesia; others are from Gorontalo and Manado, in the north of the island. It is common in Sulawesi for boys (but not girls) to start smoking openly around the ages of ten or twelve.

Makassar is the principal city of Sulawesi, Indonesia, where it is common for boys to start smoking around the ages of ten or twelve. There is nothing to stop them; Indonesia has no minimum legal age for buying cigarettes, which cost around $1 a pack, and there is much less stigma attached to smoking than in most countries.

Makassar is the principal city of Sulawesi, Indonesia. There is no minimum legal age for buying cigarettes in Indonesia, and this is unlikely to change.

Makassar is the principal city of Sulawesi, Indonesia. There is no minimum legal age for buying cigarettes in Indonesia, and this is unlikely to change. They coat around $1 a pack.

This album also contains photographs from some other towns in western Borneo.

In this region it is common for boys to start smoking around the ages of ten or twelve, if they haven't already. Indonesia has of course no minimum legal age for buying cigarettes. Very few young girls smoke, though.

In this region boys commonly start smoking around the ages of ten or twelve, if they haven't already. In Indonesia there is, of course, no minimum legal age for buying cigarettes. Very few young girls smoke, though.

Boys in this region commonly start smoking around the ages of ten or twelve, if they haven't already. There is, of course, no minimum legal age for buying cigarettes in Indonesia. Very few young girls smoke,though.

Bandung is a major city in Java, Indonesia. Indonesia has no minimum legal age for buying cigarettes, and in Bandung practically every male above the age of about ten seems to smoke.

Batam is in Riau Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. As elsewhere in Indonesia, the national male obsession with cigarettes begins around the ages of ten or twelve; there is no legal minimum age for buying them.

Bogor is a satellite city of Jakarta, Indonesia. Everyone seems to smoke in Bogor - or rather every male over the age of about ten, and quite a few younger than that.

Indonesia is the only country in the world to have no legal minimum age for buying cigarettes.

Palembang is in southern Sumatra, Indonesia; this album also contains some photographs from Jambi, to the north of Palembang. Indonesia has no minimum age for buying cigarettes, and it is estimated that about forty per cent of boys are regular smokers by the time they are fourteen; many start when they are much younger than that.

Indonesia, the only country in the world where there is no legal minimum age for buying cigarettes, has probably the world's highest youth smoking rate. It was estimated recently that 2% of all two-year-old boys are "regular" smokers (whatever that means). That would translate to about 40,000 toddlers nationwide.

Indonesia has no legal minimum age for buying cigarettes, which cost around $1 a pack, and there is much less stigma attached to smoking than in most western countries. The last two dozen or so photographs in this album are from Balikpapan, in south-eastern Borneo.

Many of these photographs are from Tangerang, near Jakarta, where practically every male above the age of about ten seems to smoke. Indonesia has, of course, no legal minimum age for buying cigarettes.

Indonesia has no minimum legal age for buying cigarettes. By the age of sixteen, about fifty percent of boys smoke; many start much younger than that.

In Indonesia, there is no minimum legal age for buying cigarettes.

It is common to see boys of pre-teen age smoking in Indonesia, where there is no minimum legal for buying cigarettes.

Pontianak is the principal town in western Borneo, Indonesia. This album also contains some photographs from Singkawang, about 100 km to the north. Indonesia has no minimum legal age for buying cigarettes.

Cigarettes cost around $1 a pack in Indonesia, and there is no minimum legal age for buying them.

Pontianak is the principal city in western Borneo, Indonesia. Indonesia has no minimum legal age for buying cigarettes.

Indonesia has no minimum legal age for buying cigarettes.