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