The Bogor district government says it will begin to monitor hotels hosting illegal karaoke and nightclub venues.

Luthfi Syam, spokesman for the district administration on the outskirts of Jakarta, said District Head Rachmat Yasin had vowed to punish "naughty" hotels that operated karaoke venues.

"We have never given permission to activities that could disturb public order such as karaoke or even karaoke for the family," Luthfi said of all karaoke venues inside hotels in Bogor.

He said the district's tourism agency had been instructed to begin monitoring the offending entertainment outlets. "We will [shut them down] according to the regulations after we find enough evidence."

He said the closures would be carried out by the Public Order Agency (Satpol-PP). Karaoke venues are often used as fronts for prostitution.