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Friday, 30 December 11
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD ISSUE PERMITS - THE JAKARTA POST
 The Jakarta Post reported that, business associations from both the palm oil and mining sectors have suggested that the central government should reclaim the authority to issue operating permits to private companies.
The associations said that confusion occurred under the current arrangements and this led to conflict between companies and locals.
The Indonesian Mining Association (IMA) called on the government to review the 2009 Minerals and Coal Law because it granted “exclusive authority” to local governments in managing natural resources in regions as well as issuing operating permits to companies.
“The 2009 Minerals and Coal Law contradicts Article 33 of the 1945 Constitution which stipulates that the central government manages the country’s natural resources for the greater good of the people,” IMA executive director Syahrir A.B. told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.
Article 37 of the Mineral and Coal Law stipulates that permits for mining activities are to be issued by regents or mayors of areas where mining activities take place. It also stipulates that permits can be issued by governors or the minister under certain circumstances where mining areas cross different jurisdictions or provinces.
“However, the government must first prioritize the evaluation of all mining activities, as well as oil palm plantations, to check whether the operating permits were obtained through dubious processes,” said Syahrir, adding that the government should also involve the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to “check alleged corrupt practices involving local officials in the issuance of operating permits”.
Syahrir said that the 2009 law was responsible for inciting local conflicts involving mining companies, including the incident in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, involving gold mining company PT Sumber Mineral Nusantara (SMN).
Two people were killed at Sape Seaport in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, on Dec. 24 when members of the Police Mobile Brigade made efforts to disperse a crowd rallying against the future mining activities of SMN, citing environmental concerns.
Police forensic scientists have found that the victims were shot from a close range and now the police are investigating dozens of officers deployed to the scene to look into possible violations of standard operating procedures in crowd
control.
Ninety-five percent of SMN’s shares are owned by Australian Arc Exploration Limited, whose director, George Tahija, is also a commissioner of PT Freeport Indonesia, one of IMA’s 41 members.
The Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (GAPKI) also said that it supported “clean and clear” administrative processes involved in the issuance of operating permits for palm oil companies.
“Nothing will go wrong if companies abide by legal administrative processes. That’s why it’s very important for companies to meet all legal standards to prevent possible conflicts” GAPKI executive director Fadhil Hasan said on Thursday.
Fadhil, however, said that companies should not take all the blame when conflicts occurred with local communities.
He said that preventing conflict involved “a three-way communication” between companies and the people, and between the government and the people.
For this reason, Fadhil said that PT Sumber Wangi Alam (SWA), one of Gapki’s 400 members, should not be regarded as the only culprit in the Mesuji conflict in Lampung and South Sumatra region.
“SWA has told us their side of the story, which is completely different from what has been written in the media. Let the fact-finding team investigate what really happened there,” he said. (msa)
Source: The Jakarta Post
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Friday, 27 January 12
DEMOLITION ACTIVITY NEEDS TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THIS YEAR AS WELL - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The oversupply of vessels in most shipping sectors is so intense that it’s become clear to ship owners that unless they scrap as many of their ...
Thursday, 26 January 12
ABM INVESTAMA SEALS US$100 MIO CONTRACT - INSIDER STORIES
Insider Stories reported that, PT Reswara Minergi Hartama, a subsidary of PT ABM Investama Tbk (ABMM), has sealed a 2 million tons of coal export co ...
Thursday, 26 January 12
DRY BULK MARKETS DOWNFALL KNOWS NO LIMITS - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dry bulk market’s demise seems to have no visible end, as China’s Lunar Year Holidays continue this week, thus leaving demand with n ...
Wednesday, 25 January 12
CLEAN AND CLEAR MINING PERMITS TO BE COMPLETED END OF 2012 - BISNIS.COM
Bisnis.com reported that, the government plans to announce 700 mining permits with "clean and clear" status without overlapping on other p ...
Tuesday, 24 January 12
ANOTHER SEVERE DROP IN THE CAPESIZE - BRS
The lunar year celebrations and the high number of new building deliveries (more than 35 Capes so far in January as owners push 2011 deliveries into ...
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- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- The University of Queensland
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Planning Commission, India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Australian Coal Association
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
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