Crackdown on villagers highlights heavy hand of Indonesia's 'strategic' projects
JAKARTA — Local opposition to a mine on Indonesia’s Java Island, and the heavy-handed police crackdown on protesters, has turned the national spotlight on a spate of development projects touted by the government as being of “strategic importance.” The conflict centers on a planned mine that will supply the nearby Bener dam, under construction since […]
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