Umbulan's Tied Marks

The East Java provincial government and the Pasurun district government are fighting for control of Umbulan water resources.

September 7, 2011

DOZENS of young people took to swimming in a spring at Umbulan in the East Java district of Pasuruan that Friday afternoon a fortnight ago, enjoying the cool of the water in the month of Ramadan. Dozens of others went fishing under the shade of trees on the banks of the pool of water. "We'll stay here until the break of the fasting," said one of the men named Subhan.

The huge spring is located on the border of Desa Umbulan and Desa Sidepan, about 2

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