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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, 21 July 12
THE FREIGHT RATES ARE EXPECTED TO BE FLAT TO SOFT NEXT WEEK - VISTAAR
COALspot.com - The freight market was soft this week as all the segments were down.
The BDI was down by 6.58 pct closing at 1,037 points and the ...
Saturday, 21 July 12
INDONESIAN COMPANIES ABM INVESTAMA AND AVRA ASIA WORK OUT LONG-TERM CONTRACT - THE JAKARTA GLOBE
The Jakarta Globe, one of the leading English news papaer in Indonesia reported that, ABM Investama, a company with diversified interests in coal mi ...
Friday, 20 July 12
INDONESIA-INDIA SUPRAS BEING FIXED AT $ 10K
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After a stable last week, the Handysize market has experienced softening rates in the Atlantic. Ships are ballasting from India into the Atla ...
Friday, 20 July 12
HANDYSIZES PROVE RATHER ATTRACTIVE AMONG OTHER SHIPS, IN TERMS OF FUTURE RETURNS ON INVESTMENT - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
The Handysize segment of the dry bulk market appears to offer the best incentive among other ship types, for a ship owners to invest in, says Interm ...
Wednesday, 18 July 12
TAIWAN POWER COMPANY TO IMPORT 0.588 MILLION TONS OF LOW ASH AND EXTRA LOW SULFUR SUB-BITUMINOUS COAL
COALspot.com - Taiwan Power Company intends to procure 588,000 MT tons of extra low sulfur sub-bituminous coal for Taipower thermal power plant thro ...
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- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- VISA Power Limited - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Planning Commission, India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- The University of Queensland
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
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