TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The Indonesian government will designate Rempang as a transmigration area, integrating it into the Batam, Rempang, and Galang (Barelang) Transmigration Area. Minister of Transmigration Muhammad Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanagara stated that President Prabowo Subianto and Minister of Development Planning/Head of Bappenas Rachmat Pambudy have approved this plan. “It has even been proposed and … Read more
Jakarta. Transmigration Minister Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanagara on Monday issued an apology to the residents of Rempang Island, who were forcibly relocated under the previous administration to make way for a national industrial and residential project. The administration of former President Joko Widodo designated the Rempang Eco City as a strategic national project, leading to the … Read more
TEMPO.CO, Batam – The construction of houses to relocate the residents affected by the National Strategic Project (PSN) Rempang Eco City in Tanjung Banon Village is in jeopardy due to the Prabowo government’s budget cut policy. Around 500 houses have yet to be built. Minister of Transmigration, Iftitah Sulaiman, revealed the fact during a working visit … Read more
ights groups have condemned a mid-week clash that erupted between the security personnel of PT Makmur Elok Graha (MEG), the private company spearheading a national strategic project (PSN) on Rempang Island in Batam, Riau Islands, and local residents opposed to the project. Dozens of Rempang residents and MEG security officers were involved in a… Source … Read more