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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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Thursday, 24 January 13
INDO - INDIA NOW AT APS $ 8K + BB USD 90000 - FEARNLEYS AS
Handy
The Atlantic market remains stable as supply of tonnage is still in excess of demand. USG- Far east fixed at $18k and CONT-FEAST at $ 11k. Pa ...
Thursday, 24 January 13
DRY BULK MARKET FALLS ON TROPICAL CYCLONE - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS
The dry bulk market has been on the downside during the past couple of days, mainly as a result of the tropical storm which forced ports to close do ...
Tuesday, 22 January 13
PORT OF ANTWERP HANDLES 7.0 PERCENT MORE COAL IN 2012 Y-Y
COALspot.com - The port of Antwerp handled 184,134,516 tonnes of freight last year.
This represents a drop of 1.6% compared with 2011, when the v ...
Monday, 21 January 13
NEWCASTLE PORT SHIPPED 10.21 PERCENT LESS COAL W/E 21 JANUARY 2013
COALspot.com - Newcastle port in Australia has loaded 2,804,152 MT of thermal and coking coal for week ended 0700 hours 21 January 2013, Newca ...
Monday, 21 January 13
PANAMAX DRY BULK CARRIERS AND AFRAMAX TANKERS PROVED TO BE THE "WEAPON OF CHOICE" FOR MOST SHIP OWNERS - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS
With ship financing getting ever so difficult to procure during the past year or so, ship owners had to get creative in order to persuade banks and ...
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- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- White Energy Company Limited
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- The University of Queensland
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Australian Coal Association
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- VISA Power Limited - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Planning Commission, India
- Parliament of New Zealand
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
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