As the 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament kicks off on June 11, Jakarta Police said Sunday they would intensify surveillance on the Internet to crack down on possible online gambling.

Even popular social networking sites such as Facebook are currently being monitored by police.

“We will also find out whether virtual poker games played in social networking sites such as Facebook involve gambling,” police spokesman Sr. Comr. Boy Rafli Amar was quoted as saying Sunday by news portal vivanews.com.

Earlier this month, police arrested a suspect for allegedly operating two illegal gambling sites generating up to Rp 500 million (US$55,500) daily.

The two sites, www.ibcbet.com and www.casino.sbobet.com, provided online sports betting, roulette and poker games.
12.HK woman jumps from apartment in W. Jakarta
A female tenant at the Mediterania apartment block on Jl. Gajah Mada, West Jakarta, jumped in apparent suicide attempt from the fourth floor of the building on Sunday afternoon.

She sustained severe head injuries and died on the way to Husada Hospital in Central Jakarta.
The building’s security officer, Taufiq Hidayat, said that the woman was a Hong Kong citizen and was 26 years old.

“She has been staying here for two years with her husband,” Taufiq was quoted as saying by news portal tempointeraktif.com.