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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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Thursday, 19 January 12
SOUTHGOBI RESOURCES SELLS MORE THAN FOUR MILLION TONNES OF COAL IN 2011, 58% MORE THAN 2010
COALspot.com - SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (TSX: SGQ, HK: 1878) has successfully complets year 2011 on guidance in terms of coal sales and production.
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Thursday, 19 January 12
14TH VOGP MEETING IN HO CHI MINH CITY HANDS OUT LATEST UPDATES AND DEVELOPMENTS IN VIETNAM'S ENERGY INDUSTRY
Press Release: At upcoming 14th Vietnam Oil Gas Power on 27-28 Feb in Ho Chi Minh City the industry’s most influential names including Petrovi ...
Thursday, 19 January 12
DELTA DUNIA SEALS US$820 MIO CONTRACT INSIDER STORIES
Insider Stories reported that, PT Delta Dunia Makmur Tbk (DOID) has announced that its primary operating subsidiary, PT Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama ( ...
Wednesday, 18 January 12
WARM WINTER ACROSS EUROPE HAS IMPACTED NEGATIVELY COAL DEMAND - BRS
With the Chinese New Year just a week away, all markets are slowing down. The drop in freight rates for all sizes has been significant over the past ...
Wednesday, 18 January 12
DRY BULK MARKET'S DRAMA CONTINUES IN START OF NEW WEEK - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
A flurry of newbuilding deliveries, coupled with a slow start to the new year, a typical trend for the dry bulk market, has led the industry's benc ...
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- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Planning Commission, India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Aditya Birla Group - India
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