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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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Saturday, 07 May 11
SUPRAMAXES ARE AT AROUND $ 13,500-14,000 PER DAY FOR SINGLE TRIPS
COALspot.com - The freight remained fairly steady this week with the BDI up by 71 points and closing at 1,340 points, said Capt. Reddy, the director ...
Saturday, 07 May 11
COAL PRODUCTION MAY REACH 95M TONS IN SECOND QUARTER - THE JAKARTA POST
The Jakarta Post reported that, Indonesian miners are projected to produce around 95 million tons of coal in the second quarter of this year after l ...
Friday, 06 May 11
BUKIT ASAM TO CLOSE COAL TAKEOVER IN Q2 - INSIDER STORIES
The state-controlled PT Tambang Bukit Asam Tbk (PTBA) expects to complete acquisition of two coal mining companies from four companies which is now ...
Thursday, 05 May 11
SUPRAS IN NORTH CHINA ARE GETTING CLOSE TO $ 13K FOR INDO-INDIA
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The Atlantic market is stable/flat with positive undertone meaning more enquiries hitting the market today. Lack of prompt vessels. Trips to ...
Thursday, 05 May 11
PANAMAXES LEAD DRY BULK MARKET TO HIGHER GROUND - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The dry bulk market’s benchmark, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) managed to edge higher yesterday, rising by 1.81% to 1,292 points, in the first po ...
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- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- PTC India Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Australian Coal Association
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- The University of Queensland
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Planning Commission, India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
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