Fishermen protest pollution in sea

JAKARTA: Fishermen in Cilincing, North Jakarta, demanded the city administration close factories located on the northern coast, which they said were polluting the sea with unprocessed waste.

In a protest at City Hall on Wednesday, the fishermen said the factories should be prosecuted.

Thousands of fish, clams, shrimp and oysters have been found dead in past weeks on beaches on Ancol, Kamal and the Thousand Islands.

The authorities have yet to complete an investigation into the cause of the poisoning. -- JP