Garbage from ocean washed away to the shore. (Illustration)

Batam govt to clean up garbage in Tanjungriau waters

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BATAM -- The government of Riau Islands' provincial city of Batam will deploy at least 600 residents and waste workers to clean up garbage scattered in the waters around Tanjungriau in commemoration of National Waste Care Day.Head of the Batam's Environment Affairs Office, Dendi Purnomo said here on Friday that the government is deliberately concentrating the activity of...