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Sitting on a creaky bridge linking stilt houses, Indonesian fisherman Sadam Husen fears for his people and their traditions, knowing they may be uprooted from their ancestral land to make way for a China-funded megaproject worth billions.
Rest of World News: The Indonesia government has told Rempang island's 7,500 residents, including Malay and Orang Darat ethnic groups, to pack their bags and make way for
Indonesian fisherman on Rempang island fear displacement for a China-funded quartz sand plant, threatening their traditional livelihoods. The government plans relocation, met with protests and concerns about erasing their way of life.
REMPANG, Indonesia: Sitting on a creaky bridge linking stilt houses, Indonesian fisherman Sadam Husen fears for his people and their traditions, knowing that they may be uprooted from their ancestral land to make way for a China-funded megaproject worth billions.