No water to cook or bathe: Indonesians protest data centre boom as Malaysia expands its own

BATAM: Cooking and bathing became difficult when taps ran dry in Batam, an Indonesian island where residents are protesting as data centres spring up to power the global artificial intelligence boom. The area had suffered a "long drought" caused by low rainfall, the local water utility operator told AFP, as a strong El Nino cycle exacerbates dry weather. But, as in other countries, anger has been…

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