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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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Monday, 05 March 12
SOUTHGOBI ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO SELL ITS THERMAL COAL TSAGAAN TOLGOI DEPOSIT FOR US$ 30 MILLION
SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (TSX: SGQ, HK: 1878) announced today an agreement to sell its thermal coal property, the Tsagaan Tolgoi Deposit to Modun Re ...
Monday, 05 March 12
SOME RESOURCE TITANS NOT THRILLED WITH INDONESIAN EXPORT BAN - THE JAKARTA GLOBE
The Jakarta Globe reported that, local representatives of major business associations in East Kalimantan have protested a government regulation that ...
Monday, 05 March 12
WEEKLY DRY MARKET OVERVIEW - MARIA BERTZELETOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
An air of optimism poured in the market this week for dry bulk shippers with the Baltic Dry Index recording daily gains during the end of February b ...
Sunday, 04 March 12
SE ASIA WAS FIRM FOR TRIPS TO INDIA AND CHINA - VISTAAR
COALspot.com - This week saw another upward trend with all indices up and generally market was firm.
The BDI was up by 7.38 pct closing at 771 po ...
Friday, 02 March 12
DJMBP HAS ANNOUNCED SECOND BATCH OF CLEAR N CLEAN CERTIFIED MINERS
COALspot.com - The Directorate general of mineral & coal of Indonesia has announced second batch of companies who have passed IUP Clear and Clea ...
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- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Australian Coal Association
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- PTC India Limited - India
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- White Energy Company Limited
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- The University of Queensland
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
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