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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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Wednesday, 26 October 11
INDIAN MARKET WAS REMAINED TIGHT THE WHOLE LAST WEEK - BRS
The market once more seems to be at a crossroads. The indices last week remained fairly stable (except for the Panamax sector), ending the week as f ...
Tuesday, 25 October 11
DRY BULK MARKET STEADY, ANALYSTS LOOKING FOR ADDED PRESSURE ON THE MARKET - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dry bulk market was unchanged on Monday, with the industry’s benchmark, the BDI (Baltic Dry Index) ending the session at 2,153 points, exa ...
Monday, 24 October 11
NEW HEAD OF INDONESIA'S MINING MINISTRY GETS RAKED OVER THE COALS - JOSEPH KIRSCHKE
COALspot.com - Following Indonesia’s presidential cabinet shakeup last week, many are questioning the qualifications of Energy and Mineral Res ...
Monday, 24 October 11
CHINA QINHUANGDAO COAL PRICE RISES TO HIGHEST IN THREE YEARS - BUSINESSWEEK
Business week reported that, China’s power-station coal price rose to the highest level in three years as power stations and central heating p ...
Monday, 24 October 11
CAPESIZE RENTAL RATES RISE FOR THIRD DAY AS MORE SHIPS HIRED - HELLENIC SHIPPING
Rates to hire capesize vessels advanced for a third day on signs of increased demand to transport iron ore, used to make steel.Daily rates for the s ...
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- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
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- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- White Energy Company Limited
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- London Commodity Brokers - England
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- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
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- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Economic Council, Georgia
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- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
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- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
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- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
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- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
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- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
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- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
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- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- VISA Power Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
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- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
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- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Planning Commission, India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
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- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
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- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
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- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
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