Lhokseumawe is the industrial hub of Aceh, Indonesia’s northern-most province on the tip of Sumatra island. A natural gas liquification plant – PT Arun LNG – can be seen silhouetted in the distance.
Over the horizon the sky burns with the faint embers of the arriving sun. The drivers of three-wheeled pedicabs laze around expectantly as each arriving bus brings potential new fares and loved ones trickle home with each departure.Ī breeze carries the putrid smell of garbage piled up at the side of the terminal. Ticket agents sell passages to Banda Aceh to the north and Medan to the south. A bus enters the Lhokseumawe terminal as dawn breaks on. The original article can be found under the title “Sebuah Kegilaan di Simpang Kraft”, this version was translated and abridged by Lyndal Meehan. PANTAU was published by the Institut Studi Arus Informasi (ISAI) from May 1999 to January 2003. It appeared in PANTAU, a website promoting journalistic excellence and freedom of the press in Indonesia.
Chik Rini, a journalist based in Banda Aceh, originally reported this story in May 2002, drawing on five months’ research in Banda Aceh, Medan, Jakarta, and Lhokseumawe, including a one-month stay near Krueng Geukeuh.
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