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Companies 1 year ago
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Suppliers for Nike, other brands axe 3,500 Tangerang workers
Following last year's massive layoffs in the textile industry, at least two Tangerang-based manufacturers of foreign footwear brands have laid off 3,500 workers due to a decline in orders, a local manpower official has said, with more due to be axed next year.
Archipelago 1 year ago
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Bareskrim names village officials among 4 suspects in Tangerang sea barrier case
Police have named four suspects, including two Kohod village officials, alleging they forged documents to fraudulently issue land permits in connection with the bamboo fence installed illegally off the coast of Tangerang, Banten.
Archipelago 1 year ago
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Police search office, home of Kohod village head in Tangerang sea fence scandal
Police investigators on Monday night wrapped up their hours-long search of the office and residence of Kohod village head Arsin in Tangerang, Banten, as part of the probe into the illegal erection of a sprawling bamboo fence off the coast of the regency.
Politics 1 year ago
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Police intensify probe into Tangerang sea fence scandal
The National Police’s Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) is moving forward in a probe into the alleged falsification of permits for land on the shoreline facing an illegal sea barrier in Tangerang regency, Banten, which has sparked a debate about the issue of unlicensed land reclamation.
Archipelago 1 year ago
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Fishermen lose billions in Tangerang sea fence scandal
The Indonesian Ombudsman’s Banten office estimates that fishers suffered at least Rp 24 billion (US$1.4 million) in income losses after their access to the sea was hindered by a bamboo fence installed illegally off the coast of Tangerang regency.
Opinion 1 year ago
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Analysis: Officials, corporations shift blame over Tangerang sea barrier
The controversy surrounding the 30.16-kilometer-long fence installed illegally off the coast of Tangerang, Banten, has escalated into a blame game between government, private companies and local authorities. Despite the structure’s massive scale and complex logistics of its construction, no party has taken responsibility for it, raising questions about government transparency and accountability.
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