Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) is monitoring the effectiveness of its decision to sever internet access to online gambling sites based in Cambodia and Davao, the Philippines.
Director General of Information and Public Communication of the Kominfo Ministry Usman Kansong told ANTARA through a brief message here on Thursday that his side had not faced any obstacles in rendering such sites inaccessible from Indonesia.
However, he underlined that operators of the sites might still be able to circumvent the blockage by shifting their bases of operation to other countries.
Kansong further noted that the Kominfo Ministry had yet to establish special cooperation agreements with the authorities in Cambodia and the Philippines to eradicate online gambling.
“We have not forged special collaboration with either Filipino or Cambodian authorities, as our online gambling regulations may be different from those of the two countries,” he pointed out.
He then affirmed that the government would intensify efforts to freeze bank accounts suspected of being used for online gambling activities in a bid to place stumbling blocks for those seeking to engage in online gambling.
Earlier, Kominfo Minister Budi Arie Setiadi instructed all network access point (NAP) service providers to cut off access to internet lines based in Cambodia and the Philippines allegedly used for online gambling.
“We are taking all viable measures for eradicating online gambling,” he told ANTARA in Jakarta on June 23.
In a letter issued on June 21, Setiadi stressed that all NAP providers must comply with the instruction no later than three days since the signing of the document.
He also called on NAP providers to report to the government on the steps they take to sever access as well as the impacts resulting from such actions for further evaluations. Related news: Indonesia, Cambodia explore cooperation to eradicate online gambling
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Translator: Fathur R, Tegar Nurfitra
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