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: 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, ...