Many kinds of lotteries and "disguised" gambling are conducted

Sat, 11 Dec 2004 | Source: MEDIA INDONESIA

Many kinds of lotteries and "disguised" gambling are conducted shamelessly today via short message service (SMS), even during the holy month of Ramadhan.

Indonesia is a predominantly Muslim country, and Islam strictly forbids lotteries and gambling. It is time that the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and other organizations took steps to scrap lotteries and gambling via SMS.

Malaysia, for one, banned these activities a long time ago. YUDI MUHAMMAD Jakarta

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