Village children study at protest site

JAMBI, Jambi: Dozens of children from the village of Petaling Jaya in Muaro Jambi regency studied in makeshift tents in the grounds of a local council building as they joined their parents at a rally at the councillor's office.

Some 168 oil palm farmers staged a protest, demanding a solution to land disputes between them and palm oil producer PT Bahari Gembira Ria.

Teacher M. Zein, who participated in the rally, said that the students' education had to continue as they were about to sit final examinations in June.

"Learning and teaching has to go on, even during such an emergency, because parents do not want to risk leaving their children at home," Zein said, as quoted by Antara.