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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, 24 December 11
CHINAS LEVEL OF GROWTH TO DETERMINE COURSE OF DRY BULK MARKET IN 2012 SAYS SHIPBROKER - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING
In its latest report, shipbroker Intermodal attempted to find a silver lining in the tough year that was 2011, as well as what one could expect from ...
Friday, 23 December 11
SPOT PACIFIC CAPESIZE VESSELS HAVE COMMANDED HIGH PREMIUMS - FEARNLEYS
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Rates in the Atlantic kept stable from last week, with a touch of negativity closer to the end. Less spot cargoes seen, and owners are ...
Friday, 23 December 11
CONTENTIOUS ISSUES IN CONTRACT RENEGOTIATION - THE JAKARTA POST
The government has been renegotiating mining contracts, especially those 30-40 years old, with almost all mining companies, including PT Freeport In ...
Friday, 23 December 11
LANCO JOINS HANDS WITH BUKIT ASAM FOR INDONESIAN POWER PROJECT
COALspot.com - PT Tambang Batubara Bukit Asam, Indonesia's state owned coal miner and Indian based Lanco Infratech Ltd plans to build steam power p ...
Thursday, 22 December 11
RI WILL NOT PLAY CATCH-UP WITH GLOBAL COAL DEMAND - THE JAKARTA POST
The Jakarta Post reported that, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has predicted in its Coal Market Report 2011 that over the next five years, gl ...
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- Tata Chemicals Ltd - India
- LBH Netherlands Bv - Netherlands
- Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Bhoruka Overseas - Indonesia
- Offshore Bulk Terminal Pte Ltd, Singapore
- Petron Corporation, Philippines
- SMG Consultants - Indonesia
- Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Mercuria Energy - Indonesia
- Bangladesh Power Developement Board
- Bukit Asam (Persero) Tbk - Indonesia
- Bulk Trading Sa - Switzerland
- Renaissance Capital - South Africa
- Sojitz Corporation - Japan
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence - India
- Pipit Mutiara Jaya. PT, Indonesia
- Orica Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Africa Commodities Group - South Africa
- Indogreen Group - Indonesia
- Sical Logistics Limited - India
- Ceylon Electricity Board - Sri Lanka
- GMR Energy Limited - India
- Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited - India
- Global Coal Blending Company Limited - Australia
- Price Waterhouse Coopers - Russia
- CNBM International Corporation - China
- Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd
- Dalmia Cement Bharat India
- Asia Pacific Energy Resources Ventures Inc, Philippines
- Orica Mining Services - Indonesia
- Attock Cement Pakistan Limited
- Bhatia International Limited - India
- Makarim & Taira - Indonesia
- Riau Bara Harum - Indonesia
- Merrill Lynch Commodities Europe
- ASAPP Information Group - India
- Indian Energy Exchange, India
- Gujarat Sidhee Cement - India
- Madhucon Powers Ltd - India
- Coastal Gujarat Power Limited - India
- Karbindo Abesyapradhi - Indoneisa
- Salva Resources Pvt Ltd - India
- Energy Link Ltd, New Zealand
- Chamber of Mines of South Africa
- PTC India Limited - India
- Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, - India
- Anglo American - United Kingdom
- Aditya Birla Group - India
- Baramulti Group, Indonesia
- Australian Commodity Traders Exchange
- Xindia Steels Limited - India
- Commonwealth Bank - Australia
- Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd - Australia
- GAC Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd
- Larsen & Toubro Limited - India
- Global Business Power Corporation, Philippines
- Gujarat Mineral Development Corp Ltd - India
- Ministry of Mines - Canada
- London Commodity Brokers - England
- Kapuas Tunggal Persada - Indonesia
- Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Ltd - India
- Iligan Light & Power Inc, Philippines
- Bharathi Cement Corporation - India
- Intertek Mineral Services - Indonesia
- Semirara Mining and Power Corporation, Philippines
- Mercator Lines Limited - India
- Marubeni Corporation - India
- Sarangani Energy Corporation, Philippines
- Thiess Contractors Indonesia
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Essar Steel Hazira Ltd - India
- Posco Energy - South Korea
- Mjunction Services Limited - India
- Dong Bac Coal Mineral Investment Coporation - Vietnam
- VISA Power Limited - India
- Metalloyd Limited - United Kingdom
- Samtan Co., Ltd - South Korea
- European Bulk Services B.V. - Netherlands
- Central Java Power - Indonesia
- Pendopo Energi Batubara - Indonesia
- Grasim Industreis Ltd - India
- Formosa Plastics Group - Taiwan
- Standard Chartered Bank - UAE
- CIMB Investment Bank - Malaysia
- Ind-Barath Power Infra Limited - India
- New Zealand Coal & Carbon
- Georgia Ports Authority, United States
- Maheswari Brothers Coal Limited - India
- Independent Power Producers Association of India
- GVK Power & Infra Limited - India
- Lanco Infratech Ltd - India
- Kohat Cement Company Ltd. - Pakistan
- Petrochimia International Co. Ltd.- Taiwan
- Minerals Council of Australia
- Aboitiz Power Corporation - Philippines
- South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation
- Ministry of Finance - Indonesia
- Mintek Dendrill Indonesia
- Indonesian Coal Mining Association
- Tamil Nadu electricity Board
- Bhushan Steel Limited - India
- Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd - India
- Therma Luzon, Inc, Philippines
- Power Finance Corporation Ltd., India
- Globalindo Alam Lestari - Indonesia
- Singapore Mercantile Exchange
- Binh Thuan Hamico - Vietnam
- Jindal Steel & Power Ltd - India
- Medco Energi Mining Internasional
- Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Japan
- Siam City Cement PLC, Thailand
- The University of Queensland
- Banpu Public Company Limited - Thailand
- Holcim Trading Pte Ltd - Singapore
- Indo Tambangraya Megah - Indonesia
- PowerSource Philippines DevCo
- Eastern Energy - Thailand
- The State Trading Corporation of India Ltd
- Straits Asia Resources Limited - Singapore
- The Treasury - Australian Government
- GN Power Mariveles Coal Plant, Philippines
- Interocean Group of Companies - India
- Meenaskhi Energy Private Limited - India
- Dr Ramakrishna Prasad Power Pvt Ltd - India
- Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd. - India
- India Bulls Power Limited - India
- International Coal Ventures Pvt Ltd - India
- Vedanta Resources Plc - India
- Ministry of Transport, Egypt
- Meralco Power Generation, Philippines
- Kideco Jaya Agung - Indonesia
- Edison Trading Spa - Italy
- Videocon Industries ltd - India
- Bahari Cakrawala Sebuku - Indonesia
- PNOC Exploration Corporation - Philippines
- Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission - India
- Savvy Resources Ltd - HongKong
- Kartika Selabumi Mining - Indonesia
- SN Aboitiz Power Inc, Philippines
- Simpson Spence & Young - Indonesia
- Antam Resourcindo - Indonesia
- Deloitte Consulting - India
- Kobexindo Tractors - Indoneisa
- Economic Council, Georgia
- TNB Fuel Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
- Cement Manufacturers Association - India
- Kalimantan Lumbung Energi - Indonesia
- IEA Clean Coal Centre - UK
- Indika Energy - Indonesia
- Malabar Cements Ltd - India
- Planning Commission, India
- Parry Sugars Refinery, India
- Coal and Oil Company - UAE
- Rio Tinto Coal - Australia
- Manunggal Multi Energi - Indonesia
- Sinarmas Energy and Mining - Indonesia
- Directorate General of MIneral and Coal - Indonesia
- PetroVietnam Power Coal Import and Supply Company
- Star Paper Mills Limited - India
- Altura Mining Limited, Indonesia
- Eastern Coal Council - USA
- Jaiprakash Power Ventures ltd
- Sakthi Sugars Limited - India
- Cigading International Bulk Terminal - Indonesia
- OPG Power Generation Pvt Ltd - India
- White Energy Company Limited
- Sindya Power Generating Company Private Ltd
- Trasteel International SA, Italy
- Thai Mozambique Logistica
- Karaikal Port Pvt Ltd - India
- Wood Mackenzie - Singapore
- Port Waratah Coal Services - Australia
- Alfred C Toepfer International GmbH - Germany
- Carbofer General Trading SA - India
- IHS Mccloskey Coal Group - USA
- Romanian Commodities Exchange
- Uttam Galva Steels Limited - India
- Agrawal Coal Company - India
- Wilmar Investment Holdings
- McConnell Dowell - Australia
- Sree Jayajothi Cements Limited - India
- Bukit Baiduri Energy - Indonesia
- Bukit Makmur.PT - Indonesia
- Truba Alam Manunggal Engineering.Tbk - Indonesia
- Energy Development Corp, Philippines
- Kaltim Prima Coal - Indonesia
- Kumho Petrochemical, South Korea
- Miang Besar Coal Terminal - Indonesia
- Heidelberg Cement - Germany
- TeaM Sual Corporation - Philippines
- MS Steel International - UAE
- Asmin Koalindo Tuhup - Indonesia
- Ambuja Cements Ltd - India
- AsiaOL BioFuels Corp., Philippines
- ICICI Bank Limited - India
- Semirara Mining Corp, Philippines
- Billiton Holdings Pty Ltd - Australia
- Global Green Power PLC Corporation, Philippines
- San Jose City I Power Corp, Philippines
- Filglen & Citicon Mining (HK) Ltd - Hong Kong
- Goldman Sachs - Singapore
- Bayan Resources Tbk. - Indonesia
- Borneo Indobara - Indonesia
- Barasentosa Lestari - Indonesia
- Australian Coal Association
- Electricity Authority, New Zealand
- SMC Global Power, Philippines
- Timah Investasi Mineral - Indoneisa
- Vizag Seaport Private Limited - India
- Jorong Barutama Greston.PT - Indonesia
- Kepco SPC Power Corporation, Philippines
- Latin American Coal - Colombia
- Oldendorff Carriers - Singapore
- Siam City Cement - Thailand
- Parliament of New Zealand
- Coalindo Energy - Indonesia
- Central Electricity Authority - India
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