Indonesia will cut off access points to websites operating out of Cambodia and Davao City in the Philippines that are suspected of being linked to online gambling.
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The Ministry of Communications instructed Indonesia’s telecommunications service providers to shut down lines that could access gambling sites from the two countries, according to a letter published on Monday. Access will be cut off indefinitely.
Online gambling is banned in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country. Still, an estimated 3.2 million people play online gambling, most of whom are teachers and housewives, according to data from the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center. The state agency said the total accumulated transactions up to the first quarter of 2024 reached 600 trillion rupiah (US$36.5 billion).
