Government’s Plan to Open Raw Mineral Exports Protested by Smelter Entrepreneurs
Jakarta - In the planned revision of Law (Law) Number 4 of 2009 concerning Minerals and Coal, there is a proposal to re-open the export of raw minerals (ore). The proposed…
The Difficultly in Electricity Makes Entrepreneurs Build Smelters Slowly
Jakarta - Since the issuance of Law Number 4 Year 2009, the government has given a deadline for mining companies to conduct downstreaming with the obligation to build smelters.…
Moratorium and Its Chance to Improve Mining Governance
Written by: Askhalani* Aceh is one of rich natural resources area particularly in mineral and coal commodities. This mining and coal spread almost in all area of Province of…
Oversee the Extractive Industry in Indonesia Through Open Mining!
In information disclosure and transparency era, open data that ease public to collect, process, and analyze data become a strong argument to encourage changes in every sectors,…
Digging Up the History of Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative
PWYP Indonesia currently are arranging the analysis of Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) report, and in one part of the analysis, there is a discussion about EITI…
PWYP Indonesia Review the Mining Permits Reform in Rich Natural Resources Area
Local government act no 23/2014 has revoked the authority of district/city government in mining permits issuance, and gave it to provincial government. This regulatory changes…
Withdrawal of Mineral Export Prohibition
Indonesian Civil Society Coalition Publish What You Pay (PWYP), urged the government not to return to the policy of relaxation of mineral mining, especially for concentrate…
Potential Corruption in Mining Licensing
Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Indonesia considers, the stipulation of the Governor of Southeast Sulawesi with the initials NA as a suspect of corruption over alleged mining licenses…
Potential Corruption in Mining Licensing
The appointment of the Governor of Southeast Sulawesi Nur Alam as a corruption suspect on suspicion of granting a mining permit is evidence that the mining permit mechanism is…