Ady Muzwardi

Ady Muzwardi

Coordinator, Center for Southeast Asian Studies and Border Area Management; Analyst and Lecturer, Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji

Ady Muzwardi is the coordinator of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies and Border Area Management, and an analyst and lecturer at Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji in Tanjung Pinang, Indonesia.

Members of the Muslim community protest against a government plan to develop the Rempang Island into a Chinese-funded economic zone that would displace around 7,500 people, near the Presidential Palace in Bogor on 24 September 2023. (Aditya Aji/AFP)
Politics

Why has Batam’s Rempang Eco-City national project become a controversy?

By Ady Muzwardi , By Siwage Dharma Negara 25 Sep 2023
Unhappiness among villagers in Rempang, close to Batam island, has led to riots in Batam City and threatens existing and future foreign investment. A small but diminishing window exists in which the local and central governments can improve their approach towards convincing residents of the need to relocate for a better future.