Jakarta – Around 300 people displaced by the Lapindo mudflow disaster in Sidoarjo, East Java, in 2006 returned to the State Palace on Wednesday for another protest.

They demanded payment for the destruction of property from the mudflow, caused by the exploration for oil and gas by PT Lapindo Brantas.

The protesters held a sit-in protest and staged speeches. They rejected the latest plan to pay compensation in monthly instalments.

They slammed President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for failing to deliver his promise to settle the case with Lapindo.

The protesters said around 4,000 refugees had not yet received outstanding payments and demanded the government force Lapindo to complete the payments.

The mud volcano at the Lapindo exploration site has devastated a large area in Sidoarjo. The company is controlled by the business group owned by the family of Chief Welfare Minister Aburizal Bakrie, the wealthiest man in Forbes Indonesian rich list 2007.