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View all search resultsSupporters of Jaringan Masyarakat Peduli Pegunungan Kendeng, a movement that rejects the development of a cement factory belonging to state-run cement maker Semen Indonesia in Rembang, Central Java, have said they will continue to stage protests until they are assured the factory’s construction ceases.
After four days of walking approximately 150 kilometers from Rembang to Semarang in Central Java, Kendeng mountain farmers ended their journey in disappointment to find that Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo had issued a new environment permit for a cement factory in Rembang.
About 300 people from Rembang regency in Central Java marched some 150 kilometers from their homes in Gunem district to Semarang in protest against the construction of a cement factory in their area by the state-owned Semen Indonesia.
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