'Save our village': Indonesians resist eviction for China-backed project

An aerial image shows a junior high school where at least 25 students were taken to the hospital after being exposed to tear gas during nearby clashes between residents and security forces in Tanjung Kertang on Rempang Island. - AFP

REMPANG (AFP): Sitting on a creaky bridge linking stilt houses, Indonesian fisherman Sadam Husen fears for his people and their traditions, knowing they may be uprooted from their ancestral land to make way for a China-funded megaproject worth billions.

The Indonesian government recently told Rempang island's 7,500 residents to pack their bags and leave by the end of September.