Batam residents protest as data centres grow and their taps run dry
13-10-2026 13:56 via thenextweb.com

Batam residents protest as data centres grow and their taps run dry

Hundreds of people in Batam, an Indonesian island near Singapore, have protested outside a data centre park. They say their homes have had no running water for months while the facilities have kept their servers cool, the BBC reported. The protest took place on October 5 at the gate of Nongsa Digital Park, according to […]
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