THOUSANDS of male Indonesian civil servants had their monthly pay transferred to their wives' bank accounts this week in a bid by a local government to stop men having affairs.
The Gorontalo administration on northern Sulawesi island issued the recommendation early this year to its 3,200 civil servants, saying it would help control funds usually spent on mistresses.
"Men are usually unable to control their behaviour if they have too much money in their pocket," government spokesman Rifly Katili told AFP.
"I'm pretty sure this will eliminate the possibility of love affairs that undermine families."
About 90 per cent of the workers are voluntarily taking part in the initiative, Katili said. (Agencies)
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