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Environmentalists from the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) stage a rally in front of the Bank of China office in Jakarta on Friday in protest against a dam construction project in Batang Toru district, South Tapanuli, North Sumatra

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Sat, March 2, 2019 Published on Mar. 2, 2019 Published on 2019-03-02T01:00:53+07:00

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nvironmentalists from the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) stage a rally in front of the Bank of China office in Jakarta on Friday in protest against a dam construction project in Batang Toru district, South Tapanuli, North Sumatra. Experts have warned that the project, which is funded by a consortium of Chinese banks and other financiers, threatens the habitat of orangutans.(JP/Dhoni Setiawan)

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