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…
Hostage Regent Completion of IUP
JAKARTA, KOMPAS - The completion of around 3,000 mineral and coal mining business licenses has been delayed due to the regents' reluctance to hand over IUP personnel,…
NGO: 6.3 Million Hectares of Protected Forest Areas Become Mining Areas
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia - Indonesian Non-Government Organization Publish What Your Pay (PWYP) said there are 6.3 million hectares of forest areas that are categorized as protected…
Thousands of Mining Permits Not Fulfill Standards, KPK: In whose interest is it?
Jakarta - KPK named Southeast Sulawesi Governor (Sultra) Nur Alam as a suspect in a suspected corruption case behind the issuance of Decree (SK) and permits related to the mining…
Aiming at ‘Hot Money’ of Mining Companies
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia - The case of alleged corruption of the Governor of Southeast Sulawesi Nur Alam is the entrance to open the chaos of mines in the country. In addition to…
Mining Licenses Are Full of Potential Corruption
JAKARTA - 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…
KPK Urged to Target Local Government Officials on Mining Corruption
Jakarta, CNN Indonesia - Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Indonesia urges the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to target other Local Government officials related to the alleged…