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        "id": 1634312,
        "msgid": "ministry-of-cooperatives-clarifies-land-conflict-in-ntt-unrelated-to-red-and-white-village-cooperative-1774435911",
        "date": "2026-03-25 17:22:24",
        "title": "Ministry of Cooperatives clarifies land conflict in NTT unrelated to Red and White Village Cooperative programme",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Ministry of Cooperatives has clarified that a recent land conflict in Adonara Timur, Flores Timur, Nusa Tenggara Timur, stems from longstanding customary land disputes between Waiburak and Narasaosina villages and is not connected to the Red and White Village Cooperative (Kopdes Merah Putih) programme. Officials emphasise that no physical construction of cooperative outlets or warehouses has occurred at the site, and the government only utilises land with clear status free from disputes. The situation has stabilised through security measures and community mediation, underscoring the importance of distinguishing traditional rights from national development initiatives.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The government, through the Ministry of\nCooperatives, has affirmed that the land conflict in Adonara Timur\nsub-district, Flores Timur, Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT), is not related to\nthe Red and White Village Cooperative (Kopdes Merah Putih)\nprogramme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe affirm that the conflict that occurred is not related to the Red\nand White village\/neighbourhood cooperative programme. The conflict\nconcerns an old dispute between residents of Waiburak village and\nNarasaosina village in Adonara sub-district, Flores Timur, triggered by\na customary land dispute that has persisted across generations,\u201d said\nthe Secretary of the Ministry of Cooperatives, Ahmad Zabadi, during a\npress conference in Jakarta on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>As is known, tension arose between residents on Friday (6\/3),\ninvolving villagers from Waiburak and Narasaosina, sparked by differing\nperceptions regarding plans to utilise land on the border between the\ntwo areas.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, social media reports emerged linking the conflict in\nAdonara Timur to the construction of Kopdes Merah Putih.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Cooperatives has provided assurance that no physical\nconstruction of outlets or warehouses for Kopdes Merah Putih has taken\nplace at the location. In every cooperative development programme, the\ngovernment will only use land with clean and clear status, not in a\ndisputed condition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to emphasise that in every process of physical construction\nof Red and White village cooperative outlets and warehouses, which is\nongoing and will continue to be implemented in approximately 80,000\nvillages across Indonesia, the government will only use land with clear\nand clear status,\u201d Zabadi stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has actually been affirmed by us, and a circular from the\nMinister of Cooperatives has also confirmed that regarding the land to\nbe used for outlets and warehouses of the Red and White village or\nneighbourhood cooperative, the status must be clear and clear,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>\n<p>Based on field visits by the NTT provincial government together with\nthe Regional Leadership Coordination Forum (Forkopimda) at the conflict\nsite, it was reported that no issues regarding Kopdes Merah Putih arose\nin the dispute. The matter is purely concerning customary rights.<\/p>\n<p>The current situation has become relatively conducive thanks to\nsecurity from the Police and TNI, as well as a persuasive approach\nthrough local community leaders.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ministry-of-cooperatives-clarifies-land-conflict-in-ntt-unrelated-to-red-and-white-village-cooperative-1774435911",
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