A cut-off village land (background) where about 40 families continue to live on, seen past race track stands of the Mandalika International Circuit in Kuta Mandalika, Central Lombok. The new Mandalika motorcycle circuit on the island of Lombok welcomed thousands of enthusiastic fans on November 21 for the first Superbike race in Indonesia, but dozens of affected families continue to resist evictions at the heart of a project denounced by the UN following complaints of human rights violations. - AFP
LOMBOK, Nov 21 (AFP): The holiday island of Lombok welcomed thousands of fans Sunday for Indonesia's first superbike race on a new circuit that is part of a mega tourism infrastructure project denounced by the UN over the eviction of local families.
With a population of more than 270 million people, many of whom get around on two wheels, Indonesia has one of the world's biggest communities of bike-race fans.
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