maaf email atau password anda salah

Other Tempo Media
Majalah Tempo
Koran Tempo
Tempo.co
Subscribe

Illegal Pits Erode Morotai’s Coast

Monday, May 1, 2023

Illegal sand mining causes the coastline in Morotai to shrink. Abrasion threatens settlements and residents’ coconut plantations.

arsip tempo : 177092254533.

Illegal sand mining operation is believed to have damaged the vegetation at the Tanjung Pinang tourist site in Morotai Island Regency, North Maluku, January 17. Tempo/Budhy Nurgianto . tempo : 177092254533.

ANNOYANCE was apparent on the face of Yambes Noel as he noticed the rear wall of his house in Sambiki Baru village, Morotai Timur subdistrict, Morotai Island Regency, North Maluku, splashed by sea waves. In the high tide season, his house yard is even inundated with salty water. The 52-year-old man could not figure out the fact that the coastline previously 12 meters from his house was now only three meters away. “Ten years ago, there were

...

Subscribe to continue reading.
We craft news with stories.

For the benefits of subscribing to Digital Tempo, See More

The Best Choice

Rp 750.000/12 months

  • *Flexible payment methods
  • *Unlimited access to Tempo Plus & Tempo Magz
Subscribe

Rp 386.280/6 months

  • *Auto-renews every 6 months
  • *Cancel at anytime
  • *Unlimited access to Tempo Plus & Tempo Magz
Subscribe

See Other Packages

Already a Subscribed? Log in here
To receive daily news by Email, Sign up for Tempo ID.

Budhy Nurgianto

Abrasion Morotai Sand Mining
Prev Next

More Articles

More exclusive contents

  • February 9, 2026

  • February 2, 2026

  • January 26, 2026

  • January 19, 2026

Independent journalism needs public support. By subscribing to Tempo, you will contribute to our ongoing efforts to produce accurate, in-depth and reliable information. We believe that you and everyone else can make all the right decisions if you receive correct and complete information. For this reason, since its establishment on March 6, 1971, Tempo has been and will always be committed to hard-hitting investigative journalism. For the public and the Republic.

Login Subscribe