PT Inco
Website (in English)
Weather Forecast in Soroako
here
Typhoon Warning Center
here El Nino
updates
here
Earthquake Monitor - World view
here
or Sulawesi Island
here
Indonesia News - Jakarta Post
here
Bahasa Indonesian translator
here
Google Satellite Map
here
Sulawesi - world's 11th largest island. 2000 census showed 14+ million people
lived on the island. Island is known for religious battles which took place
between the Sunni Muslim majority and Christian minority, which ended in
2002
(more
here). Tensions between the groups still exist
(more
here).
Indonesia, while called a democracy, is falling under increasingly stringent
Muslim law. CIA World Factbook -
here
Wikipedia Encyclopedia
here
Protests against Inco have been an "on again, off again" affair, with 2006
being mostly quiet. Last major protests were held throughout 2005
(more here).
Another Map
Town Map
Local Blogs
Blog 1
Blog 2
Other companies mining nickel in Indonesia -
PT Aneka Tambang
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