Presidential Regulation to Accelerate Rempang Eco-City’s Development  

PRESIDENTIAL Regulation (Perpres) No. 78/2023 issued on December 8, 2023, as a basis for the development of Rempang Eco-City on Rempang Island, Batam, Riau Islands, is rejected by the residents. The Perpres is seen as the government’s excuse to forcibly acquire land owned by locals. “We only want to have the right to our land,” said Rizan, head of