#Morowali
House grills Transport Minister over “unregistered” IMIP airport
House of Representatives (DPR) legislators are demanding answers from the Minister of Transportation after the sudden public uproar surrounding the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) airport, a privately built airstrip in Central Sulawesi whose operational status appears to be absent from formal discussions and parliamentary oversight.
AEER warns BTIIG of threatening the environment, locals’ livelihood
The expansion of PT Baoshuo Taman Industry Investment Group (BTIIG) in Morowali, Central Sulawesi, poses a serious threat to high conservation value (HCV) areas and the livelihoods of local communities, according to research by Action for Ecology and Environmental Research (AEER).
Residents oppose pipeline crossing in Morowali, citing threats to farmland
Dozens of residents of Bumi Raya and Wita Ponda sub-districts in Central Sulawesi staged a protest on Monday, May 5, 2025, opposing the planned construction of a raw water pipeline crossing the Karaopa River, which is intended for PT Indonesia Huabao Industrial Park (IHIP) and PT Bahusuo Taman Industri Investment Group (BTIIG), both operating in Bungku Barat, Morowali Regency.
Worker injured in workplace incident at PT GNI Nickel Plant, Morowali
A worker at PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry (GNI), located in the nickel processing industrial area of North Morowali, Central Sulawesi, lost his left wrist in a workplace accident early Monday morning, sparking renewed calls for corporate accountability and stricter government oversight.
Walhi blames nickel mining as severe floods hit villages in Morowali
Heavy rainfalls accompanied by strong winds struck Bahodopi Sub-district in Morowali Regency, Central Sulawesi, on Sunday night, March 17, 2025 triggering severe floods in Lalampu and Labota villages, collapsing a number of electricity poles, and forcing residents to evacuate their homes.
Worker dies at work at industrial complex in Morowali
A worker at PT Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP), a nickel smelter industrial complex in Morowali, Southeast Sulawesi has died after a heavy object crushed his head at the smelter of Nickel Pig Iron (NPI) producer PT Ocean Sky Metal Industry.
Government should impose nickel industry moratorium after flash flood: Walhi
The government should impose moratorium on nickle industry and evaluate all mining activities in Morowali mountains following flash floods that hit Labota village in Bahodopi sub-district , Morowali regency, Central Sulawesi, which is located next to nickel industrial estate, the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) on December 29, 2024, an environmental NGO says.