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Indonesian villagers in court triumph over Chinese miner

Chinese-backed zinc mine in North Sumatra loses environmental permit

Tonggo Simangunsong
Villagers protest on 5 June against the mine

Villagers protest on 5 June against the mine | Credits: Tonggo Simangunsong

Rainim Purba, 64, a resident of Pandiangan village, said she felt a sense of victory when Indonesia's Ministry of Environment finally revoked PT Dairi Prima Mineral's (DPM) environmental permit on May...

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