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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 December 13
A RARE TIME IN RECENT SHIPPING MARKET HISTORY: BOTH DRY BULK AND VLCC TANKER EARNINGS ARE ON THE RISE - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS
Around this time of year, back in 2008, i.e. five years ago, the shipping markets were plagued with the aftermath of the global financial crisis tha ...
Friday, 06 December 13
INDONESIAN PARLIAMENT REJECTED A GOVERNMENT PROPOSAL TO EASE THE BAN ON EXPORTING UNPROCESSED ORE
COALspot.com: Indonesian House of Representatives rejected a proposal from Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Jero Wacik on to ease the ban on ex ...
Friday, 06 December 13
THE MINISTRY OF ENERGY & MINERAL RESOURCES OF INDONESIA FIXED DEC'13 HBA AT US$ 80.31
COALspot.com - The Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources of Indonesia has increased government declared coal bench mark price by US$ 2.18 / MT ...
Friday, 06 December 13
US PRODUCED APPROXIMATELY 82.8 MILLION SHORT TONS OF COAL IN NOVEMBER 2013
COALspot.com – United States the world’s second largest coal producer, produced approximately 19.00 million short tons (mmst) of coal in ...
Friday, 06 December 13
PANAMAXES HAVE BEEN THE ' WEAPON OF CHOICE' BY MOST DRY BULK SHIP OWNERS DURING 2013 - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS
Low ship prices, the direct consequence of subdued freight rates for the larger part of 2013 have been the main driving force behind this year's ag ...
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- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- The University of Queensland
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Australian Coal Association
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Planning Commission, India
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
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