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PT Medco Papua to clear 2000 hectares for rice cultivation

By admin | Published: October 19, 2014

PT Medco Papua will start to plant rice on 2000 hectares of land around several villages in Kurik District, Merauke. The company is currently making all necessary preparations including land-clearing and producing seedlings. The head of Kurik District, Stefanus Kagoup said to tabloidjubi.com on Friday 17th October that the company had already paid ‘tali asih’ […]

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PT Papua Agro Sakti pays 3.6 Billion Rupiah in Land Compensation to 8 clan chiefs in Merauke

By admin | Published: September 12, 2014

PT Papua Agro Sakti, which is investing in the sugar cane plantation business around the Animha and Jagebob areas, has paid out 3.651 billion Rupiah as ‘tali asih’ money to eight landowning clans. [‘Tali asih’ is a rather ambiguous term which is often used in Papua to mean compensation when a plantation company uses indigenous […]

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