Locals reject plan to reinvent Lake Toba

Controversial move: The governor’s plan for Lake Toba has received a less-than-favourable reception as some people argue that such a concept would contravene local customs in the regency. — The Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA: The North Sumatra administration recently announced a plan to initiate halal tourism around Lake Toba in Samosir regency in a bid to attract more Muslim tourists from neighbouring Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam.

However, the plan has received a less-than-favourable reception as some people argue that such a concept would contravene local customs in the regency, which is a predominantly Christian area.