Gaining Ground

Conflict between the people and the military is smoldering on the south coast of Kebumen. The interests of a mining company exacerbate the problem.

April 27, 2011

KUSRIYANTO did not expect the soldiers to attack them. On Saturday, April 16, 2011, he and some 30 people from the South Kebumen Farmers Association Forum were paying homage to the graves of the five children who died from a mortar blast 14 years ago. The local people recall the ill-fated day also on a Saturday when the children were playing with a mortar they found in the army exercise site. The mortar blew up, destroying a house. “Two of the

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