Indonesia Sweetens Relocation Package for Islanders After Clashes Over Chinese Project

(The Straits Times) — An Indonesian minister on Monday said the country is committed to developing the resource-rich island of Rempang, south of Batam, into an industrial park, following clashes between villagers and the police over a relocation plan.

Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia on Monday promised an improved plan to compensate and relocate the villagers affected by the project on Rempang, including the possibility of moving them to an area on the island itself rather than to Galang Island, just south of Batam and Rempang.