#Mining
Three Sulawesi governors request government not to extend Vale Indonesia's contract
Governors of South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi and Central Sulawesi have rejected the extension of the contract of work of nickel mining company PT Vale Indonesia Tbk. They also requested the government to hand over the concession to the provincial administration owned enterprises (BUMD).
Retired generals, Indonesia's intelligence, political elites and investors behind Papua's new provinces
The establishment of three new provinces in Papua is the result of vested interest of the military, political elites as well as foreign and local investors especially in the mining and plantation sectors, critics say. In addition to providing security and stability to the concession area, the creation of the new regions in Indonesia's easternmost province will facilitate the administration of investors' licenses.