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Indonesia urges calm after Singaporean MP suggests internet cable disruption

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Indonesia's Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs, Meutya Hafid, has advised against overreacting to comments made by former Singaporean Nominated Member of Parliament, Calvin Cheng. Cheng suggested that Singapore could potentially disrupt Indonesia's internet access. Hafid emphasized that any damage to undersea cables would severely impact connectivity for both nations, urging for calm and downplaying the significance of Cheng's remarks. AI

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Indonesia urges calm after Singaporean MP suggests internet cable disruption

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · SCMP’s Asia desk ·

    ‘Singapore also at risk’: Indonesian minister urges calm over internet cable jab

    Indonesia’s communications minister has urged calm after a former Singaporean nominated member of parliament (NMP) suggested the city state could disrupt its neighbour’s internet access, arguing that any outage would cripple connectivity on both sides. Communication and Digital A…

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