Divestment of Freeport Shares: Questionable Capital Controls
The use of global bonds registered in the United States to finance divestment shares by PT Inalum is considered to continue to influence foreign control over PT Freeport…
NGOs Refuse Tax Amnesty for Mining Tax Evaders
JAKARTA. The plan of the government and the Indonesian Parliament to discuss the tax amnesty clause, aka the tax amnesty in the National Forgiveness Bill, has been criticized by…
Coal Export Dilemma: Between Foreign Exchange Targets and the Paris Agreement
The government is considered to be in a dilemma between improving depressed macroeconomic conditions or committing to the Paris Agreement. tirto.id - The government through the…
NGOs Urge Government To Tighten Coal Business Supervision
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia - The non-governmental organization Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Indonesia has urged the government to increase supervision in all aspects of the coal…
Differences in Coal Export Data Open a Gap of Corruption
Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW) revealed that there were differences in coal export data between ministries in recent years. This data discrepancy opens the door for corruption…
Indonesia faces challenges and dilemmas in the coal sector.
KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. Coal production and sales are caught in several dilemmas. On the one hand, it is hampered by environmental problems and sustainable availability; on the…
Indonesia’s energy consumption grows 4 percent every year, and this is a fact.
Merdeka.com - The National Coordinator of Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Indonesia, Maryati Abdullah, conveyed several facts related to Indonesia's energy sector's development after…
INDEF asks the government not to burden BUMN Energy
Liputan6.com, Jakarta - Director of the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF), Enny Sri Hartati, highlighted the government’s policy not to increase fuel oil…
A NGO’s View of the ESDM Performance
The article is originally featured in the Coal Asia Magazine, January 25 – February 25, 2018. Introduction. Many mining industry related seminars and publications provide the…
5,000 Mining Companies in Arrears for Reclamation Deposits
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Publish What You Pay Indonesia urges the government to immediately take action against mining companies that refuse to deposit the mine reclamation and…