Showing posts with label North Sumatra province. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 17 September 2013

Stabat, town in North Sumatra province

Stabat

Stabat
Stabat is a town in North Sumatra province of Indonesia and it is the seat of Langkat Regency.
Stabat town lies on the road between Medan and Banda Aceh, a short distance past the city of Binjai.
Stabat subdistrict is one of the subdistricts of Langkat Regency. Its capital is Stabat town. It borders Wampu subdistrict to the west, Secanggang subdistrict to the north, Binjai to the south, and Hamparan Perak subdistrict of Deli Serdang Regency to the east.
Most people in Stabat subdistrict are Javanese, however in Pantai Gemi village the majority are Malay.
Stabat has been since
centre of government.		the colonial period a
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Lubuk Pakam is a town in North Sumatra province

Lubuk Pakam

Lubuk Pakam
Lubuk Pakam is a town in North Sumatra province of Indonesia and it is the seat of Deli Serdang Regency.
The area supports large plantation for London Sumatra, whose notable claim to fame in recent years is in its confrontation with local villagers who want their land back. A leading oil palm company "PT London Sumatra", with backing from Cadbury's and Deutsche Bank, were allegedly intimidating a local community which is fighting for the return of their forest lands.
Lubuk PakamThe villagers of Pergulaan have peacefully sought to regain 1.69 square kilometres of land which was stolen from them years ago to create an oil palm plantation. In June 2004 it was alleged that London Sumatra had dug a massive ditch, 6 metres deep and 4 wide, around the village to cut off the protesting villagers. The most recent reports were that militias have been sent to violently silence the villagers.

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