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Indonesian campaigns getting money from illegal logging, mining, watchdog says

Mongabay 21 Mar 2023
JAKARTA — Funds from illegal logging, mining and fishing are flowing into election campaigns in Indonesia, authorities have revealed ...We can’t disclose the amount here, but it’s huge,” Ivan told lawmakers in Jakarta on Feb.
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Indonesian farmers fight for their land amid mining boom

Taipei Times 18 Mar 2023
The dig site is part of a huge rush to Indonesia, the world’s largest nickel producer, by domestic and foreign enterprises to mine the critical component used in electric vehicle batteries ... The southeastern Sulawesi coastline has borne the brunt of the environmental impact of the mines ... “When there were no mines, the water was not like this.
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Harita Nickel to soon kick off $870 million Indonesian IPO

Straits Times 15 Mar 2023
March 15, 2023 11.23 AM JAKARTA – Indonesian metal ...
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Indonesia: Free Anti-Mining Activist in Sulawesi

Human Rights Watch 24 Feb 2023
(Jakarta) – The Indonesian authorities should immediately release Robison Saul, a fisherman and activist on Sangihe Island in North Sulawesi province, and quash his politically motivated conviction, Human Rights Watch said today ... Among other grounds, the court found that the mine’s environmental impact analysis did not meet legal requirements.
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Indonesian video-on-demand films take world by storm

Al Jazeera 08 Feb 2023
Indonesian cinema recently earned coveted international respect after Seperti Dendam Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas (Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash) (2021) – the latest film by Citra Award-winning Jakarta-based director Edwin – snared the coveted Golden Leopard at Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival in August 2021.
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Getting to Know Tradition of 'Nganter Bandeng', Close Symbol of Betawian and Chinese

Berita Jakarta 22 Jan 2023
Imlek or Chinese New Year celebrations in Jakarta are not fair without the presence of processed milkfish dishes on the dining table of residents of Chinese descent ... It is because the Betawian and Chinese people around Tangerang and Pademangan, North Jakarta, had many milkfish mines in the 1900s ... It's normal in society," he expressed, Sunday (1/22) ... .
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BASF, Eramet to finalise partnership for Indonesia nickel smelter -Indonesia

Reuters 18 Jan 2023
JAKARTA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Germany's BASF (BASFn.DE) and French mining company Eramet (ERMT.PA) are finalising a partnership deal to invest in a nickel smelting facility in Indonesia, Indonesia's investment ministry said late on Tuesday, citing the CEO of BASF ... BASF and Eramet could not immediately be reached for comment ... ....
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BASF, Eramet to finalise $2.6 billion partnership on Indonesia nickel smelter -Indonesia

FX Empire 18 Jan 2023
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Germany’s BASF and French mining firm Eramet are finalising a $2.6 billion partnership deal to invest in a nickel smelting facility in Indonesia, Indonesia’s investment ministry said, citing the CEO of BASF ... The project will make materials to be used in batteries for electric vehicles ... ($1 = 0.9270 euros) ... Advertisement ... Sign Up.
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Indigenous Campaigners Want to Make West Papua 'Earth's First Green State'

Common Dreams 26 Dec 2022
Now, the leaders of the province’s independence movement have a proposal to make it “Earth’s first green state” ... But it is imperiled by gold mines, logging companies, palm oil plantations, and many more forms of resource extraction that strip the land bare ... A gold mine the size of Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, is being planned.
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Indonesian coal mine blast leaves 10 dead; 4 rescued

The Manila Times 10 Dec 2022
JAKARTA. Ten miners died in a coal mine explosion in Indonesia's West Sumatra province on Friday and four others were rescued, officials said ... The blast, caused by a buildup of gases including methane, occurred in the privately owned mine in the Sawahlunto district ... of mining pits.
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9 miners killed in Indonesia coal mine explosion; 2 rescued

San Francisco Chronicle 09 Dec 2022
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Nine miners died in a coal mine explosion in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province on Friday and rescue workers were still searching for one missing miner after rescuing two others ... Another major mining-related ... More than 40 people died, buried in the mine pit.
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9 dead, 2 injured from coal mine explosion in western Indonesia

Xinhua 09 Dec 2022
Rescuers work at a coal mine after an explosion, in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Dec ... A coal mine exploded in Indonesia's western province of West Sumatra on Friday, leaving nine workers dead, two others injured and one missing, an official said ... JAKARTA, Dec ... The explosion in the mine located in Sawahlunto town occurred at about 8.
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10 miners killed in Indonesia coal mine explosion, 4 rescued

Wtop 09 Dec 2022
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Ten miners died in a coal mine explosion in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province on Friday and four others were rescued, officials said ... The blast, caused by a buildup of gases including methane, occurred in the privately owned mine in Sawahlunto district.
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1st LD Writethru: 9 dead, 2 injured from coal mine explosion in western Indonesia

Xinhua 09 Dec 2022
JAKARTA, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- A coal mine exploded in Indonesia's western province of West Sumatra on Friday, leaving nine workers dead, two others injured and one missing, an official said. The explosion in the mine located in ...
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Urgent: 9 dead, 2 injured from coal mine explosion in western Indonesia

Xinhua 09 Dec 2022
JAKARTA, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- A coal mine exploded in Indonesia's western province of West ... 9 dead, 2 injured from coal mine explosion in western Indonesia.

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