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Fools' gold in Indonesia

By Melody Kemp

NUSA TENGGARA, Indonesia - In eastern Indonesia's litter of islands, the remote Lembata seems an unlikely site to for a public battle over mining, replete with paid assassins, black magic rituals and allegations of official bribery.

The Jakarta Post , Banyuwangi \| Mon, 12/01/2008 The planned exploitation by a mining company of a gold deposit at a protected forest in Banyuwangi has met mixed reactions from local people and elites.
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Lapindo mudflow victims stage rally at Presidential Palace

Source : The Jakarta Post , December 2, 2008 Thousands of Lapindo Brantas mudflow victims from Sidoarjo, East Java, are staging a massive rally in front of Merdeka Palace Tuesday to demand compensation for their homes and fields buried in the mud.
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