Sumbawa

Prabowo said police on Sunday arrested four suspected militants believed to have links with the attackers in a raid in Bima, a city on Sumbawa island in West Nusa Tenggara province.

Prabowo said police on Sunday arrested four suspected militants believed to have links with the attackers in a raid in Bima, a city on Sumbawa island in West Nusa Tenggara province.

The competing interests of the local people, the government, environmentalists and large mining companies that control land where wildcat miners operate are now coming to a head in West Sumbawa.

Officials said the illegal operations are the second-largest contributor to the economy of West Sumbawa Regency, after Amman Mineral’s legal operation.

But gold is commonly found along with copper and Mr. Ramlie, the company director, fears that word of a big discovery could incite another gold rush to West Sumbawa.