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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 May 11
OVERSUPPLY, VERY LARGE ORE CARRIERS EAT UP ON DRY BULK FREIGHT RATES - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
After a brief upward momentum which ended early last week, the Baltic Dry Index, the dry bulk market’s benchmark has returned to its usual pat ...
Wednesday, 18 May 11
THE US COAL INDUSTRY LOGGED EXPORTS OF AROUND 25M TONNES IN 1Q OF 2011 - BRS
Another slow decline in the bulk markets this week, with the BCI losing the most at nearly 5%, the BPI 2.8% and the smaller sizes sub-1% amounts. Th ...
Wednesday, 18 May 11
AKR AIMS TO SELL COAL WORTH RP216 BILLION - PAPER
Bisnis Indonesia, an Indonesia's one of the leading business paper reported that, PT AKR Corporindo Tbk has targeted coal sales valued at Rp216 bil ...
Wednesday, 18 May 11
OVERHAUL OF MINING LAW MAY DETER INVESTMENT, S&P SAYS - THE JAKARTA GLOBE
The Jakarta Globe, an Indonesian English language news paper reported that, A report by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services that a regulatory ...
Tuesday, 17 May 11
DRY BULK MARKET ENTERS WEEK ON WEAK MODE - HELLENIC SHIPPING
In yet another sign of softening freight rates for dry bulk carriers and oversupply issues, the dry bulk market entered this week on a downward path ...
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- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- The University of Queensland
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Planning Commission, India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Australian Coal Association
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
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