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View all search resultsIndonesian islanders lose ground as islets put on sale
Once a private firm enters a small island to build its business, local residents often lose access to the island where they usually fish or dock their ships. The issue has become a complaint of local islander communities amid the brouhaha surrounding Indonesian islands being sold online.
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Seaside: Tourists visit Merak Kecil Island in Cilegon, Banten, on June 27. (Antara/Angga Budhiyanto)
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slander communities are facing shrinking living space as more small islands across the country fall into private hands, an issue that has gained renewed attention following reports of islands being sold, raising concerns over land rights in outlying island regions.
Reports have emerged in the past week that some small islands within Indonesia’s territory are listed for sale on privateislandsonline.com, a website managed by Canada-based firm Private Islands Inc.
As of Sunday, The Jakarta Post found at least three listings from Indonesia, namely two plots of lands on Sumba Island in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and a land on Seliu Island in Belitung regency, Bangka Belitung Islands.
Previously, the website reportedly featured other islets in Riau Islands and NTT, with no seller information being publicly disclosed in the listings.
People living near small islands that are often listed for sale on such websites have been complaining that lands previously owned by a local community have been gradually taken over by private companies.
Read also: Home Ministry steps up efforts to resolve island boundary disputes
In Karimunjawa Islands in Jepara regency, Central Java, for example, firms have been controlling unclaimed smaller islets located near inhabited islands.
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