Jakarta, Aug. 6 -- The Ministry of Social Affairs has suspended 1,494,652 beneficiary families (KPM) of the Basic Food Assistance Program who were flagged for online gambling transactions, based on data cross-referencing with the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK).

Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf on Thursday said the measure was taken following the discovery of indications that millions of beneficiaries were misusing social assistance funds.

"There are 1.49 million beneficiary families flagged for online gambling based on PPATK data, and we are currently investigating the matter," the minister confirmed.

He revealed that of the total of 1.49 million beneficiaries, 794,475 were also recorded as recipients ...