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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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Monday, 13 June 11
THE INDONESIAN COAL REFERENCE PRICE HAS JUMPED 1.2 PERCENT IN JUNE
COALspot.com - The Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources sets coal spot price benchmark for June 2011 at US$ 119.03 per ton, higher than US$ 1. ...
Sunday, 12 June 11
THE FREIGHT MARKET IS LIKELY TO BE SOFT NEXT WEEK - CAPT. REDDY
COALspot.com - The freight market continued to soften this week except for Panamax index. The BDI was down by about 4.77 pct and closed at 1,418 poi ...
Friday, 10 June 11
DRY BULK ON RETREAT MODE - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
This week has offered dry bulk ship owners no real reason to smile, as the industry’s benchmarket, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has been steadil ...
Friday, 10 June 11
BUKIT ASAM RECORDED RP1.3 TRILLION PROFIT IN MAY - TEMPO INTERACTIVE
Tempo Interactive reported that, PT PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam Tbk (PTBA) made a net profit of Rp 1.3 trillion (approx. US$ 152,779,410) at the ...
Friday, 10 June 11
DRY BULK ON RETREAT MODE - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
This week has offered dry bulk ship owners no real reason to smile, as the industry’s benchmarket, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has been steadil ...
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- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
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- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Australian Coal Association
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- The University of Queensland
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- White Energy Company Limited
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- London Commodity Brokers - England
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