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Lawmakers should amend eco-unfriendly laws: Activists PDF Print E-mail
Irawaty Wardany ,  The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Mon, 10/12/2009
 
A group of environmental activists urged the newly installed legislators Saturday to amend laws that are considered environmentally unfriendly.
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Government Urged to Work With Australian Authorities to Tackle Montara Oil Spill PDF Print E-mail

The Jakarta Globe
October 05, 2009, Fidelis E. Satriastanti & Eras Poke


The government has been told that it must take action on an oil spill originating from a well in Australian waters that has started to come closer to Indonesian territory. 


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Oil spill worsens, NTT sets up post PDF Print E-mail
Yemris Fointuna ,  The Jakarta Post ,  Kupang   |  Sat, 10/03/2009
 
East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) residents are becoming more distressed by the massive oil spill in the Timor Sea, especially fishermen who depend on it for their livelihood. NTT Deputy Governor Esthon Foennay said Friday his administration urgently responded to the offshore Australian Montara gas and oil field spillage.
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Freeport bus set ablaze in latest incident targeting mining giant PDF Print E-mail

Markus Makur,  The Jakarta Post,  July 11, 2009

An employee bus belonging to gold mining giant PT Freeport Indonesia in Papua was reportedly set ablaze early Wednesday by unidentified people, with no fatalities reported. Armed with homemade guns, the group set the bus on fire before running off into the mountainous area.

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Ravages of Mining Too High a Price for Economic Development, Activists Say PDF Print E-mail

The Jakarta Globe
July 08, 2009, Fidelis E. Satriastanti

An activist on Wednesday harshly criticized mining as a tool for economic development, saying it should be the last option explored due to the social, economic and environmental upheaval it caused. 


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