Workers demand 175% severance after government revokes TPL's permit

2026-03-06 - 23:53

A group of Batak people takes part in a protest in front of the North Sumatra governor’s office in Medan on Nov. 10, 2025, demanding that Governor Bobby Nasution shut down PT Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL) over alleged land grabs and ecological damage around Lake Toba, a Batak stronghold.