Two Disappearing Acts

The newest regulation regarding sustainable oil palm plantation certification draws a barrage of criticism. Two added considerations—human rights and traceability of raw materials—are deleted.

Aisha Shaidra

May 12, 2020

TWO corpses were found on Tuesday, April 21. Suryadi, 40, and Putra Bakti, 35, were residents of Pagar Batu village, Lahat Regency, South Sumatra. They died of stab and slash wounds after having clashed with security guards of oil palm plantation AR.

That afternoon, Suryadi and Putra along with around a hundred other village residents were defying dozens of company security guards who wanted to oust the residents from a plot of land measuring 1

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