Indonesia News » Riau 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: Sumatra firefighters on alert as burning heralds start of Riau dry season
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/sumatra-firefighters-on-alert-as-burning-heralds-start-of-riau-dry-season/
Published on: Wednesday 06 March 2024
If you liked this story, share it with other people. On the northeast coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, the first of two annual dry seasons led to a spike in wildfires in some peatland areas in ...
News Indonesia » Riau » Culture: Thousands protest against state takeover of palm oil plantations in Indonesia's Riau
News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/thousands-protest-against-state-takeover-palm-oil-plantations-indonesias-riau-2025-11-20/
Published on: Wednesday 19 November 2025
JAKARTA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Thousands of residents in Indonesia's Riau province palm oil belt protested on Thursday against the takeover of their plantations by the government's forestry task force, ...