Resettlement of Ambon population

Resettlement of Ambon population

From Media Indonesia

Geographically located on a small island, the city of Ambon is
different from other provincial capitals because, generally, they
are located on big islands and have direct land communication.

I am of the opinion that as a consequence of the increase in
Ambon's population as well as the difficulty in getting a job on
this small island, the population must be feeling sort of
suffocated because of a lack of fresh air. Accordingly, to
escape, the people living in Ambon have been fighting each other.
This is a possibility, and the escape could have been aimed at
avoiding settling the real problems of Ambon's society.

To put an end to the current conflicts as well as unrest, I'd
like to suggest to all parties that they organize a mass
resettlement program, especially for the young generation. As I
don't think the government can afford the program, would it be
better if a corporate body, managed by recommended figures from
Ambon plus certain national figures, be established, to make the
mass resettlement come true? Contributions from all Indonesians
as well as the international community would, of course, be
appreciated. Concerning where to relocate them, I think it has to
be somewhere outside the province of Maluku, and the two
conflicting parties would have to be deployed in two different
locations, simply to prevent a repetition of the conflicts.

P. HARTANTO

Jakarta