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Dayaks reoccupy traditional mines in Aurora Gold concession
After many years of peaceful process and unsuccessful negotiations, Dayaks communities in Central Kalimantan have moved back on to their traditional mining sites.
November 15, 1999

Coal blight in South Kalimantan
In South Kalimantan province, coal mining - involving Australian companies - is continuing to disrupt the lives of local communities.
November 15, 1999

Rio Tinto in Southeast Sulawesi
Rio Tinto, the UK-based mining giant is exploring the possibility of opening a nickel mine in Kendari district, Southeast Sulawesi.
November 15, 1999

Call for agrarian reform
On Agrarian Day, September 24th, the prominent peasants organisation, SPSU, issued a statement urging Indonesia's Consultative Assembly (MPR) to put the interests of rural communities at the heart of the government's programme.
November 15, 1999

Advance of the biotech giants
Farmers' groups and NGOs supporting them in south-east Asia are concerned that a second Green Revolution is gathering pace, fuelled by advances in genetic engineering.
November 15, 1999

New fisherfolk network takes action
NGOs and community groups launched an action network against trawlers with a protest to government fisheries officials in Jakarta on August 16th.
November 15, 1999

After the terror...

East Timor has gained its freedom at a terrible cost. Now a traumatised population must start to rebuild their country.
November 15, 1999

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