Jakarta, Oct. 28 -- Indonesian Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid urged calm while emphasizing shared responsibility in protecting digital infrastructure after a Singaporean politician claimed that Indonesia heavily depends on the city-state for internet connectivity.

She said the Indonesian government and public "need not be irritated" by a social media post from former Singaporean member of parliament Calvin Cheng Ern Lee, who suggested that Singapore could cut Indonesia's internet access.

"The submarine cable communications system that lands in Singapore does not arrive there on its own; a large portion of its route passes through Indonesian waters," Hafid wrote on her Instagram account, as quoted in Jakarta on W...