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Villagers occupy govt office in Indonesia Borneo in protest against palm oil land grab
2013-09-18 22:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Villagers in Indonesias Central Kalimantan province occupied a local government office last week, fed up with the governments lack of action to resolve a long-running land dispute with palm oil company PT Rezeki Alam Semesta Raya. Around 29 villagers occupied the Kuala Kapuas district head office in Central Kalimantan on Thursday. The residents of Sei Ahas, Katimpun, Kalumpang and Pulau Kaladan villages demanded the company return nearly 3,000 hectares of customary land, which they said was...
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