100 workers fall ill

BEKASI: Around 100 workers of PT SC Indonesia in Cikarang, Bekasi regency, had to be taken to the hospital after they were hit by vomiting and diarrhea on Tuesday at around 7:30 p.m., reportedly after drinking water marketed under the Salimdo brand.

Cikarang Police chief Adj. Comr. Mardono said on Wednesday the workers had drunk the mineral water from a water dispenser provided by the company.

He said a sample of the water had been sent to the National Police laboratory and they were waiting for the results to determine whether the mineral water was actually the cause. -- JP