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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, 11 February 12
WILL HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF IN THIS SHIPPING CYCLE? - CLARKSONS / HELLENIC SHIPPING
A slightly dubious "best man" joke runs as follows… Best man (giving his wedding speech): "Have you noticed how history repeat ...
Friday, 10 February 12
TONNAGE KEEPS ON COMING - DREWRY
Drewry Maritime Research’s latest edition of its Dry Bulk Forecaster pulls no punches in its assessment of a market that looks certain to cont ...
Friday, 10 February 12
GIVE PERMIT POWERS TO GOVERNORS: MINERS - THE JAKARTA POST
The Jakarta Post reported that, following clashes between mining companies and local residents, the Indonesian Mining Association (IMA) wants to tra ...
Thursday, 09 February 12
AUSTRALIA'S EPIC TO ACQUIRE 15,500 HA COAL EXPLORATION LICENCES IN EAST KALIMANTAN, INDONESIA
COALspot.com - Epic Resources Limited to acquire two coal concessions in Kutai Barat regency, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
According to company's ...
Thursday, 09 February 12
RESOURCE ALAM BUYS 28,521HA CONCESSIONS - INSIDER STORIES
Insider Stories reported that, PT Resource Alam Indonesia Tbk (KKGI), owned by Adijanto family, today announced acquisition of 75% interest in PT Ka ...
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- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Economic Council, Georgia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- The University of Queensland
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Central Electricity Authority - India
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Planning Commission, India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- PTC India Limited - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- Australian Coal Association
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
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