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Politics 4 years ago

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Ganjar confident Wadas unrest won't damage his standing in polls

Ganjar said in a discussion with the media on Thursday night that he took full responsibility for the fallout from the violence that "may have occurred" during the survey for a dam project in Wadas village, Purworejo Regency, Central Java.

Academia 4 years ago

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The Wadas unrest is damaging Ganjar’s presidential prospects

Although on a smaller scale than the Kedung Ombo incident, the Wadas standoff can be framed to discredit the government and raise questions about Ganjar’s fitness for the presidency.

Editorial 4 years ago

A glimpse of a police state

The Wadas incident is a throwback to the controversial land conflict of the 1980s when president Soeharto used the full force of the military to terrorize and evict thousands of villagers.

Archipelago 4 years ago

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Police slammed for ‘repressive’ arrest of Wadas villagers

The police operation that led to the arrest of dozens of residents of Wadas village in Purworejo, Central Java, on Tuesday has been widely condemned.

Business 4 years ago

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Govt reaches last leg of strategic project land acquisition plan

The Finance Ministry’s State Asset Management Agency (LMAN) has paid Rp 80.17 trillion (US$5.57 billion) owed to state-owned companies for land acquisition in 97 strategic national projects (PSN), including toll roads and irrigation systems, as of July 23.