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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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Friday, 19 April 13
FIRST QUARTER OF 2013 PROVEN A POSITIVE SURPRISE FOR DRY BULK MARKET - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS
Despite ominous predictions regarding the negative performance of the dry bulk market during the – traditionally weak anyway – first qua ...
Thursday, 18 April 13
HANDY: STABLE ; PANAMAX: BUSY WEEK - FEARNRESEARCH
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The Atlantic markets remain stable in this week. The USG-Feast was at USD 19k and Black Sea-Feast was at USD 12k. The Pacific market is bit f ...
Thursday, 18 April 13
FEATURE: PREDICTING THE FUTURE - AND THE PAST - BIMCO
It’s not predicting the future that is problematical, it’s the realisation that you have to relive the past again and again when you fai ...
Wednesday, 17 April 13
INDONESIA SHIPPED 80 MILLION TONS OF COAL IN FIRST QUARTER - COAL DIRECTOR
COALspot.com - Indonesia has exported around 80 million tons of coal including power plant coal in first three months of this year.
Speaking on t ...
Tuesday, 16 April 13
AUSTRALIAN NEWCASTLE PORT'S COAL EXPORTS JUMPED 20.87 PER CENT ON WEEK TO 3.07 MMT
COALspot.com - Newcastle port in Australia has loaded 3,077,431 tons of thermal and coking coal for week ended 0700 hours 15 April 2013, Newca ...
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- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- MS Steel International - UAE
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Australian Coal Association
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Planning Commission, India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
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