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South China Morning Post
4 days ago
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Indonesian villagers urge China to stop funding mine project after permit revocation
An Indonesian community in North Sumatra is calling on Beijing to withdraw financial backing for a China-linked zinc and lead mine in the earthquake-prone region after the project lost its environmental permit. Advertisement On May 23, Indonesia's Ministry of Environment and Forestry formally revoked the approval it had granted in 2022 to Dairi Prima Mineral (DPM), an Indonesian joint venture seeking to build an underground mine in the Dairi regency. The move was in line with a Supreme Court ruling ordering the government to cancel the permit last August. DPM is owned by China Nonferrous Metal Industry's Foreign Engineering and Construction (CNMC), which holds a 51 per cent stake, and Indonesia's Bumi Resources Minerals. For years, Dairi residents have protested against the mine , as it posed serious environmental risks for their region. One big concern was the building of a tailings dam that, if it collapsed, could flood the villages with toxic waste. Tailings dams are embankments constructed near mines to store mining waste in a liquid or solid form. Dairi residents protest in front of the Ministry of Environment to demand the revocation of an environmental permit for a proposed China-funded mine in their region on May 22. Photo: Monica Siregar Rosa Vivien Ratnawati, a secretary general at the ministry, said that the revocation was carried out to comply with last year's Supreme Court ruling.
Al Jazeera
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Al Jazeera
Daredevil biker stuns Indonesia's night fair crowd with fearless stunts
On the motorbike seat, she started the engine, sped up and began a death-defying performance inside the track known as Satan's Barrel. Sri Wahyuni was the star of the most-awaited performance at the night fair in the outskirts of Medan city in Indonesia's North Sumatra province. She began riding Satan's Barrel at 17, drawn to it by curiosity while searching for work. Now 25, she's a key performer in this iconic Indonesian night fair act. Riding in Satan's Barrel requires courage. The riders don't wear helmets on the velodrome track, also known as the Wall of Death. Wahyuni always rides with one other biker, and sometimes as many as five ride on the circular track, its painted wooden walls 6 to 10 metres (19 to 33 feet) in diameter. That, of course, makes the audience nervous. Wahyuni works at least four hours a night. One recent evening, the single mother took her 5-year-old daughter to the fair, fed her, then let her wait at the ticket box during the show. At the end of the performance, the women spread their arms and even held hands on their motorbikes, signalling the finale. The audience stuck out their hands to give money from the top of the barrel, and Wahyuni and her partner welcomed the bills one by one, a tip for the excitement they presented that night. Afterwards, they tidied up the bikes and counted their tips. Wahyuni earns a weekly salary, but the tips help with rent and daily needs for her small family. She admits it is difficult for her to find a new job or start a business by herself. 'I am hoping for the best. I think there is no way I can keep working like this,' Wahyuni said.
Free Malaysia Today
19-05-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Indonesian police rescue 26 from being trafficked to Malaysia
The victims have been handed over to the North Sumatra branch of the Indonesian Migrant Worker Protection Agency. (Wikipedia pic) JAKARTA : Police in North Sumatra, Indonesia, have foiled an attempt to traffic 26 undocumented workers to Malaysia and arrested three suspected traffickers. The workers, comprising 18 men and eight women, were rescued in a raid last Friday by officers from the criminal investigation department in Deli Serdang. 'The three suspects will be detained for the next 20 days,' the department's director Sumaryono said in a statement. Preliminary investigations revealed that the workers, who hail from several provinces, were promised employment as domestic workers, factory workers and plantation labourers, with a supposed monthly wage of RM1,500. 'Each of them paid five million rupiah (around RM1,300) to the syndicate. The plan was to smuggle them into Malaysia by barge,' Sumaryono said. Before their planned departure, the workers were temporarily housed in a village called Tumpatan, in Batang Kuis, after arriving from their home regions. The victims have since been handed over to the North Sumatra branch of the Indonesian Migrant Worker Protection Agency. The three suspects are being investigated under Indonesia's 2007 anti-human trafficking law and the 2017 law on migrant worker protection, and face up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
AP PHOTOS: A death-defying ride and a night's earnings in Satan's Barrel
MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — On the motorbike seat, she started the engine, sped up and began a death-defying performance inside the track known as the Satan's Barrel. Sri Wahyuni was the star of the most-awaited performance at the night fair in the outskirts of Medan city in Indonesia's North Sumatra province. She began riding the Satan's Barrel at 17, drawn to it by curiosity while searching for work. Now 25, she's a key performer in this iconic Indonesian night fair act. Riding in the Satan's Barrel requires courage. The riders don't wear helmets on the velodrome track also known as the Wall of Death. Wahyuni always rides with one other biker, and sometimes as many as five ride on the circular track, its painted wooden walls 6 to 10 meters (19 to 33 feet) in diameter. That, of course, makes the audience nervous. Wahyuni works at least four hours a night. One recent evening, the single mother took her 5-year-old daughter to the fair, fed her, then let her wait at the ticket box during the show. At the end of the performance, the women spread their arms and even held hands on their motorbikes, signaling the finale. The audience stuck out their hands to give money from the top of the barrel, and Wahyuni and her partner welcomed the bills one by one, a tip for the excitement they presented that night. Afterward, they tidied up the bikes and counted their tips. Wahyuni earns a weekly salary, but the tips help with rent and daily needs for her small family. She admits it is difficult for her to find a new job or start a business by herself. 'I am hoping for the best. I think there is no way I can keep working like this,' Wahyuni said. ___ Tarigan reported from Jakarta, Indonesia.
The Independent
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
AP PHOTOS: A death-defying ride and a night's earnings in Satan's Barrel
On the motorbike seat, she started the engine, sped up and began a death-defying performance inside the track known as the Satan 's Barrel. Sri Wahyuni was the star of the most-awaited performance at the night fair in the outskirts of Medan city in Indonesia's North Sumatra province. She began riding the Satan's Barrel at 17, drawn to it by curiosity while searching for work. Now 25, she's a key performer in this iconic Indonesian night fair act. Riding in the Satan's Barrel requires courage. The riders don't wear helmets on the velodrome track also known as the Wall of Death. Wahyuni always rides with one other biker, and sometimes as many as five ride on the circular track, its painted wooden walls 6 to 10 meters (19 to 33 feet) in diameter. That, of course, makes the audience nervous. Wahyuni works at least four hours a night. One recent evening, the single mother took her 5-year-old daughter to the fair, fed her, then let her wait at the ticket box during the show. At the end of the performance, the women spread their arms and even held hands on their motorbikes, signaling the finale. The audience stuck out their hands to give money from the top of the barrel, and Wahyuni and her partner welcomed the bills one by one, a tip for the excitement they presented that night. Afterward, they tidied up the bikes and counted their tips. Wahyuni earns a weekly salary, but the tips help with rent and daily needs for her small family. She admits it is difficult for her to find a new job or start a business by herself. 'I am hoping for the best. I think there is no way I can keep working like this,' Wahyuni said. ___ Tarigan reported from Jakarta, Indonesia.
