The Fight Over Four Islands Between Two Provinces

TENSIONS have flared between the governments of Aceh and North Sumatra over the administrative status of four islands situated along the boundary of the two provinces. The islands—Mangkir Besar, Mangkir Kecil, Lipan, and Panjang—were originally part of Aceh. However, earlier this year, the Home Affairs Ministry reassigned them to the Manduamas subdistrict in Central Tapanuli, North Su