The Indonesian government says it's planning to try to place tight controls on what enters the country on the Internet.

Launching a new Internet service in Jakarta, the Minister for Telecommunications, Joop Ave, said it was a basic human right to have access to information.

However, Mr. Ave said Indonesia would NOT allow unrestricted growth of Internet service providers – and would attempt to restrict the material available through them.

The Minister said the proposed restrictions would cover pornography, and material deemed to be a threat to national security.

Mr. Ave did NOT say how the restrictions would be applied.