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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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Sunday, 02 March 14
THE FREIGHT MARKET WAS STEADY TO FIRM THIS PAST WEEK - CAPT. REDDY
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Friday, 28 February 14
PTBA TO INCREASE ITS COAL TERMINAL'S LOADING CAPACITY TO 25 MILLION TONS PER ANNUM BY JULY 2014
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Friday, 28 February 14
U.S PRODUCED 1.9% LESS COAL WEEK ON WEEK
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Friday, 28 February 14
DRY BULK MARKET SLOWLY BUT STEADILY FINDS ITS FOOTING - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
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Thursday, 27 February 14
PANAMAX : MARKET CONTINUED TO DECLINE IN THE ATLANTIC
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- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- PTC India Limited - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Planning Commission, India
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- The University of Queensland
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
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