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A Note on Transmigration
Transmigrasi (transmigration) was an Indonesian government initiative to relocate people from the overpopulated areas of Java to less densely populated places like Sumatra, Kalimantan, Papua and Sulawesi. Ostensibly, the objectives of transmigrasi were to alleviate poverty and overcrowding, to better utilise the resources of the outlying islands, and to provide opportunities for underprivileged city folk. However, the program has proved controversial, with critics alleging that the government is using the program to weaken separatist movements and destabilise indigenous populations. Conflict between transmigrants and indigenous populations has been known to occur.
The program was at its peak between 1979 and 1984, but was officially ended in 2000 due to a lack of funding.
