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News Indonesia » Riau Islands » Life: Indonesian indigenous islanders are rallying against plans to build a Chinese funded factory on their homes

News channel or source: https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/19/asia/indonesia-rempang-island-protests-chinese-factory-intl-hnk/

Published on: Monday 18 September 2023

A plan to build a multi-billion dollar Chinese glass factory in Indonesia’s Riau Islands Archipelago has sparked fierce protests from indigenous islanders who are opposed to their villages being torn ...

News Indonesia » Riau Islands » Life: Protests in Indonesia as thousands face eviction for Rempang ‘Eco-City’

News channel or source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/15/protests-in-indonesia-as-thousands-face-eviction-for-rempang-eco

Published on: Thursday 14 September 2023

Rempang, Indonesia – Demonstrations have rocked Indonesia’s Riau Islands province as residents of Rempang Island protest against government plans to evict thousands of people to make way for a ...

News Indonesia » Riau Islands » Life: Indonesia, Singapore partner on solar supply chain in Riau Islands

News channel or source: https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/20/indonesia-singapore-partner-on-solar-supply-chain-in-riau-islands/

Published on: Thursday 19 June 2025

Indonesia and Singapore have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a solar manufacturing supply chain in Indonesia’s Riau Islands province, as part of broader plans to enable cross-border ...

News Indonesia » Riau Islands » Life: Riau Islands Police clamp down on fuel fraud, smuggling in border areas

News channel or source: https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/05/13/riau-islands-police-clamp-down-on-fuel-fraud-smuggling-in-border-areas.html

Published on: Sunday 10 May 2026

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News Indonesia » Riau Islands » Life: Listings of Indonesian islands renew fears of privatization for coastal communities

News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/indonesia-small-islands-sale-privatization-fishers-coastal-communities-kkp/

Published on: Monday 07 July 2025

Listings of Indonesian islands on a foreign real estate site have sparked concerns about privatization, prompting the government to block the site domestically and clarify that islands cannot be sold ...

News Indonesia » Riau Islands » Life: Investors over islanders as Indonesia uses force to push development project

News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/investors-over-islanders-as-indonesia-uses-force-to-push-development-project/

Published on: Wednesday 20 September 2023

A plan to build the world’s second-largest glass and solar panel factory on an Indonesian island has met with protests from locals set to be evicted for the multibillion-dollar project. Security ...