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News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/sand-mining-plans-spark-opposition-from-fishers-in-indonesias-riau-islands/
Published on: Friday 14 August 2026
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Plans to mine marine sand off Indonesia’s Numbing Island have sparked opposition from fishers, environmental groups, and some lawmakers who warn of ...
News Indonesia » Riau » Culture: 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: Tuesday 19 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 » Culture: The island hideaway built for people ‘bored with the Maldives’
News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/the-island-hideaway-built-for-people-bored-with-the-maldives/ar-AA2bk2Nn
Published on: Monday 31 August 2026
It takes two planes, two cars and one ferry to get to Indonesia’s Bawah Reserve, but once there many guests don’t want to leave.