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No end in sight: Sidoarjo mudflow continues to drown hopes, 15 years on
Environment 4 years ago

No end in sight: Sidoarjo mudflow continues to drown hopes, 15 years on

Mud has continued to flow over the past 15 years in Gempol Sari village, sinking hopes and homes along with it, in the unresolved aftermath of the mud volcano that erupted in Sidoarjo, East Java.
Not for a billion rupiah: Wadas villagers continue Bener Dam protest amid deaf ears
Lifestyle 4 years ago

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Not for a billion rupiah: Wadas villagers continue Bener Dam protest amid deaf ears

Three years on since the Bener Dam project broke ground, the residents of Wadas village are still waiting for the government to sit up and listen to their protests against a planned quarry.
Paying the price of development: Kediri villagers suffer amid airport project
Environment 4 years ago

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Paying the price of development: Kediri villagers suffer amid airport project

Refusing to be bought out, villagers living near Kediri's upcoming first airport in East Java have to contend with pollution and dwindling incomes
South Sumatra extends emergency alert status for forest and land fires
National 5 years ago

South Sumatra extends emergency alert status for forest and land fires

The South Sumatra provincial administration has continued to carry out preventive measures against forest and land fires as it extends the emergency alert status until Nov. 30.
Peatland fires: Preventive action should be priority
National 6 years ago

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Peatland fires: Preventive action should be priority

Many forest fires are triggered by land clearance using the slash-and-burn technique -- a practice farmers have inherited from their ancestors.
Last 86 families still fighting against Yogyakarta airport development to keep land
National 7 years ago

Last 86 families still fighting against Yogyakarta airport development to keep land

Out of thousands of families affected by the development of the new Yogyakarta airport, 86 have been fighting for their houses and their farmland in Kulon Progo since 2012. Over the weekend, all their houses were reduced to rubble.
More land, forests burned down in Jambi
National 7 years ago

More land, forests burned down in Jambi

Land and forest fires have been detected in the regencies of Batanghari and Kerinci, as well as Sungai Penuh city in Jambi, the Batanghari Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has said.
NGO urges Jokowi to halt land permit issuance
National 7 years ago

NGO urges Jokowi to halt land permit issuance

Civil society group AURIGA Nusantara is calling on President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo through an online petition to stop local officials from issuing more land permits to businessmen.
Narrow stress on 'rule of law' fails to protect peatland
Opinion 8 years ago

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Narrow stress on 'rule of law' fails to protect peatland

A narrow perception of the rule of law may harm public interests on a good and healthy environment and abuse the law itself.
Suspected illegal logger arrested in Jambi
National 8 years ago

Suspected illegal logger arrested in Jambi

Members of the Jambi Police Special Crimes Investigation Directorate (Ditreskrimsus) have apprehended a resident from Sungai Kapas village in Bangko district, Merangin regency, Jambi, for allegedly engaging in illegal logging.
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