On Orders from Central Government

The Mayor of Batam and Batam Development Authority Chief Muhammad Rudi explains to Tempo the conflict over Rempang Island.

Egi Adyatama

September 18, 2023

THE conflict over the plan to build the Rempang Eco-City on Rempang Island, Batam, Riau Islands, has not found a resolution. Local residents are still rejecting all the efforts by the Batam Free Trade and Free Port Zone Development Authority (BP Batam) to have them relocated. The Mayor of Batam and ex-officio BP Batam Chief Muhammad Rudi talked to Tempo journalists Egi Adyatama and Yogi Eka Sahputra, on Friday, February 15, to explain the di

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