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RI to clamp down on foreign games to stem capital outflow: Prabowo brother
The communications ministry is drafting a gaming industry regulation that requires foreign developers to have a local presence and carries certain sanctions, but local developers
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Visitors play video games on Sept. 15, 2022 at the Tokyo Game Show, a game trade fair and convention held in Chiba prefecture, Japan. (AFP/Yuichi Yamazaki)
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he next government plans to tighten the rules on foreign games to curb billions of dollars in capital outflows, says Hashim Djojohadikusumo, deputy chair of the Gerindra Party’s board of trustees.
Hashim, who is also a younger brother of president-elect Prabowo Subianto, emphasized the need for a new regulation, as the current situation was a significant financial drain on the country’s coffers.
“Gentlemen, please calculate, US$9 billion multiplied by Rp 16,000 has flown abroad. These [games] need regulation,” Hashim said, as quoted by news portal Kumparan.com.
“Prabowo-Gibran will address game management to ensure that Indonesia retains some benefits for the government and the country,” he continued, referring to the incoming administration of Prabowo and his vice president, Gibran Rakabuming Raka.
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According to Hashim, a South Korean gaming company had earned an income of $9 billion from Indonesian players, which he called a significant fund leakage.
“It’s unfortunate that many games are from abroad,” Hashim said. “If managed by Indonesians, it wouldn’t be a problem.”
