The Riots in Rempang
The government wants to vacate Rempang Island in order to turn it into a business and industrial center for an investor from China. Business magnate Tomy Winata has been lobbying European investors. Longtime local residents are considered to be encroaching on the land.
Riky Ferdianto
September 18, 2023
THE riots that occurred on Rempang Island on Thursday, September 7, and at the office of the Batam Free Trade and Free Port Zone Development Authority (BP Batam) on Monday, September 11, forced Tomy Winata to cut short his trip to Europe. The 65-year-old businessman who founded the Artha Graha Network was initially scheduled to return to Indonesia on Saturday, September 16. He came back three days early. Investors from several countries were
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