Talk:Batam

Population entry is incorrect

There is also a missing citation, where the population was indicated. According to the ethnography [[B.A.T.A.M ]] by Erik Eriksen, the population was approximately 60,000 in the pre-industrial era, and 600,000 in the post-industrial era.

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no details about ethnic breakdown and social situation of Batam

1) I feel the ethnic profile of the population needs to be developped or at least balanced.

I feel the island population profile goes further than just "malay" and "Chinese" when it is composed of workers coming from all corners and all communities of Indonesia, Indonesian Chinese being just one minority among others: "malay" is also not appropriate as those ethnic groups (Malay being only one of the many Indonesian communities like Batak, Flores..) do not form an homogeneous population.

Furthermore is there clearly a "majority" in Batam in terms of population?

I do not have detailed figures, but I feel this point should be developped.

2) I mentionned in an earlier version and it has disappeared since, but what about the social unbalance created by this massive gathering of migrants from different ethnic groups? There has been clashes between "Indonesian" communities in the past and I believe it is an aspect of Batam that needs to be included, even if that might be a potentially controversal issue. Toh-mah 12:32, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Interesting link Toh-mah 21:58, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot 03:19, 7 November 2007 (UTC)