The Ants Against the Elephant
It is suspected that residents of East Sumba who came out against the activity of a sugarcane plantation have been criminalized. While a report on Muria Sumba Manis is not progressing.
Tempo
September 28, 2020
EIGHT men went to a tent belonging to workers of Muria Sumba Manis (MSM) in Patawang village, Umalulu subdistrict, East Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, in mid-February. In a matter of minutes they took down the wood-frame tent covered with an old banner. “We had asked the foreman for permission to do so because that was an unauthorized camp,” said Hapu Tarambiha II, 57, to Tempo, on Saturday, August 8.
The foreman, said Hapu, did
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