The Lapindo Dispute Drags On
Nine months after the Lapindo mudflow inundated the plains of Sidoarjo, making 10,000 people homeless, the National Mudflow Management Team still faces a mountain of tasks. But why must the government bear the Rp7.6 trillion relocation costs?
March 13, 2007
THE meeting was postponed by seven hours. It had been scheduled for 1pm, but was put forward until 8pm. This was despite the fact that on Thursday afternoon last week, participants were already waiting at the State Palace. Understand, this was a very important meeting: to discuss the Lapindo mud disaster that has been burying Sidoarjo alive since May 29 last year.
East Java Governor Imam Utomo who had been at the Palace since early afternoon adm
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