Ruddy Poespoprodjo, our General Manager in Jakarta has reported business disruption at our FSI office. On Monday, February 5th, only 3 staff managed to come in for work.  According to Ruddy, “The last few days only 2 or 3 staff was able to reach office. I monitored that 2 staff's house flooded and the rest isolated by the water. Today, 9 staff is already in the office and only Lanie still cannot come since she and her family is in the evacuation [center].”

Richard Lau, Managing Director of DGB who was in Jakarta last week, said “The flooding started as early as Thursday. I had to change my flight back to KL to early Friday morning to avoid unnecessary risks of delays. The ride back to the airport took 3 hours but luckily the plane delayed take-off due to lack of passengers and maybe the crew too.” 

Although, the situation in Jakarta is looking better today, residents are warned to be prepared for more rainy days ahead.

A car in Jakarta street