Farmers blockade road to Indominco Mandiri mining site
Tuesday, March 20 2001 - 05:00 AM WIB
Hundreds of farmers in Bontang, East Kalimantan, staged a protest on Monday by blockading the main road of coal mining firm PT Indominco Mandiri, the local Kaltim Post daily reported.
The paper said that the farmers demanded the company to pay compensation for the damage of their rattan plants.
The paper said that the blockade had caused Indominco to halt its operation.
The paper said that the farmers were accompanied by local NGO Warastra in staging their protest.
The paper said that the company management had yet to respond to the farmers demand.(*)