We welcome article submissions from experts in the areas of coal, mining,
shipping, etc.
To Submit your article please click here.
|
|
|
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
If you believe an article violates your rights or the rights of others, please contact us.
|
|
Friday, 25 October 13
U.S. YEAR-TO-DATE COAL PRODUCTION REACHED TOTALLED 803.1 MMST
COALspot.com – United States the world’s second largest coal producer produced approximately 19.10 million short tons (mmst) of coal in ...
Thursday, 24 October 13
PANAMAX: RATES SLIP ACROSS BOTH HEMISPHERES
Handy
We were back from holidays but still not much enquiries in the market. Overall future direction is uncertain. Currently, ships passing Singap ...
Thursday, 24 October 13
SHIP PRICES ARE INCREASING ON THE BACK OF IMPROVED MARKET SENTIMENT - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS
The dry bulk market has kept on retreating from its recent highs, ending yesterday at 1,786 points, down 61 points on the day, with Capesizes leadin ...
Wednesday, 23 October 13
DRY BULK MARKET HAS SHOWN SIGNS OF STABILITY - INTERMODAL
Chartering (Wet: Stable+ / Dry: Stable-)
The Dry Bulk market has shown signs of stability this past week, with the sole exception of Capes, rates f ...
Wednesday, 23 October 13
MARKET SENTIMENT IN THE DRY BULK SECTOR REMAINS POSITIVE - YANNIS OLZIERSKY
Market sentiment in the dry bulk sector remains positive despite the latest correction in freight rates for the Capesize sector, which are sliding f ...
|
|
|
Showing 4046 to 4050 news of total 6871 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
 |
|
|
| |
|
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Australian Coal Association
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- White Energy Company Limited
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- PTC India Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- VISA Power Limited - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
|
| |
| |
|
