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March 13, 2025

Mongabay - March 13, 2025

Toto Sudiarjo, Sleman, Indonesia – A decade ago, Suyono's neighbors found his antics collecting the goat and quail droppings outside his home verging on the strange.

Mongabay - March 13, 2025

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – A renewed plan by the Indonesian government to turn coal into gas or liquid fuel forms has received mounting backlash from climate experts who say it will be ec

March 12, 2025

Tempo - March 12, 2025

Melynda Dwi Puspita, Jakarta – Minister of Cooperatives Budi Arie Setiadi announced that Red and White Village Cooperatives, established by President Prabowo Subianto, will be permitted

Mongabay - March 12, 2025

Jaka Hendra Baittri, Lake Singkarak, Indonesia – Mardianis recalls reading the Quran with his parents and two children here on the western shore of Lake Singkarak before the desperate c

March 11, 2025

Macao News - March 11, 2025

Portugal's National Energy and Geology Laboratory (known by its Portuguese initials LNEG) is cooperating with its local counterpart in Timor-Leste to assess the mineral potential of the

Jakarta Globe - March 11, 2025

Ricki Putra Harahap, Jakarta – The Indonesian government plans to construct oil refineries with a capacity of 1 million barrels per day (bpd) each in multiple locations, Energy and Mine

Mongabay - March 11, 2025

Jaya Barends, Gebe Island, Indonesia – Abdul Manan Magtiblo watched the excavator dump a piece of Gebe Island into the back of a truck.

March 8, 2025

Tempo - March 8, 2025

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – Policy Strategist of Cerah Indonesia Foundation, Sartika Nur Shalati, stated that calling nuclear energy renewable is still a subject of debate, especially when

March 7, 2025

Tempo - March 7, 2025

Emily Chow and Fransiska Nangoy (Reuters), Jakarta – After a decade of false starts, Indonesia is rolling out a $1.5 billion project to distribute liquefied natural gas (LNG) on a small

March 5, 2025

Jakarta Globe - March 5, 2025

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Indonesian Mineral and Coal Suppliers Association (Aspebindo) has urged the government to grant a six-month transition period before implementing a new regu

March 4, 2025

Jakarta Globe - March 4, 2025

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund Danantara will take part in a coal gasification project that aims to slash the country's imports of liquefied petroleum g

March 3, 2025

The Conversation - March 3, 2025

Wira A. Swadana – Indonesia has developed several climate documents as pathways to curb climate change and adapt to its impacts.

March 2, 2025

Tempo - March 2, 2025

Putri Safira Pitaloka, Jakarta – In the past few days, fuel scarcity at several Shell Gas Stations (SPBU) has been in the spotlight.

Asia Pacific Report - March 2, 2025

Ali Mirin – Last week, on 26 February 2025, President Prabowo Subianto officially launched Indonesia's first bullion banks, marking a significant shift in the country's approach to gold

March 1, 2025

Jakarta Post - March 1, 2025

Jakarta – Almost 20 cooperatives have applied to receive mineral and coal mining management permits from the government, Deputy Cooperatives Minister Ferry Juliantono has said.

February 26, 2025

West Australian - February 26, 2025

James Pearson – Local geologists working for Estrella Resources have picked up a rich deposit of transported alluvial manganese at the company's Soru prospect, with early observations s

February 24, 2025

Tempo - February 24, 2025

Ervana Trikarinaputri, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) has denied claims that subsidized fuel (BBM) will be eliminated.

February 21, 2025

Jakarta Globe - February 21, 2025

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has granted Freeport Indonesia a limited export permit to ship copper concentrate overseas for the next four months, Energy and Miner

Straits Times - February 21, 2025

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja, Jakarta – A new manufacturing plant producing floating solar panel systems was officially launched in Batam on Feb 14 to tap opportunities created by a major deal

February 20, 2025

Mongabay - February 20, 2025

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jeff Hutton – As a summit of Southeast Asian leaders in Jakarta fast approached in September 2023, Indonesia's state-run electricity provider, PLN, partially shut do

Tempo - February 20, 2025

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Indonesian government frames the approval of the revised Law No.

Mongabay - February 20, 2025

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – More than 75% of the nickel refining capacity in Indonesia, home to the biggest reserves of this critical mineral, is controlled by Chinese companies, many

February 19, 2025

Jakarta Globe - February 19, 2025

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government will let Freeport sell copper concentrates overseas again despite its expired export permit, but the mining giant has to pay more

Agence France-Presse - February 19, 2025

Indonesia's planned expansion of "captive" coal plants used to power industry is threatening its pledge to cut CO2 emissions by 2030 and close all coal-fired plants by a decade later, s

February 18, 2025

Tempo - February 18, 2025

Anwar Siswadi (Kontributor), Jakarta – Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) responds to the government and the People's Representative Council (DPR)'s decision to not grant mining mana

Jakarta Globe - February 18, 2025

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The House of Representatives (DPR) officially passed the revised Mineral and Coal Mining Law during a plenary session on Tuesday.

February 13, 2025

Jakarta Globe - February 13, 2025

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Copper and gold mining company Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) has delivered its first batch of gold bars to state-owned gold supplier Aneka Tambang (Antam), markin

February 9, 2025

Jakarta Globe - February 9, 2025

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is working to improve the distribution system for subsidized 3-kilogram cooking gas canisters to ensure they reach the intended benefi

February 8, 2025

Jakarta Globe - February 8, 2025

Surya Lesmana, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has issued an edict declaring that it is haram (forbidden) for wealthy individuals to use subsidized 3-kilogram liquefied pet

February 7, 2025

Tempo - February 7, 2025

Dani Aswara, Jakarta – The Central Java Provincial Government officially prohibits Civil Servants (ASN) from using 3-kilogram liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

February 6, 2025

Tempo - February 6, 2025

Adil Al Hasan, Jakarta – Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) politician who is also a member of Commission XII of the DPR, Muhammad Haris, stated that the third revision of the Mineral and C

Mongabay - February 6, 2025

Rabul Sawal, Lelilef Sawai, Indonesia – Hernemus Takuling's life in this coastal village has changed ever since construction began on the Weda Bay Industrial Park, which borders Lelilef

Jakarta Globe - February 6, 2025

Muhammad Awaludin, Mataram – State-owned energy company Pertamina revealed on Wednesday that several hotels and upscale restaurants have been using subsidized liquefied petroleum gas (L

February 5, 2025

Tempo - February 5, 2025

Hammam Izzuddin, Jakarta – The Chairperson of the Association of Indonesian Private Universities (APTISI) Budi Djatmiko stated that universities need to be prioritized to obtain mining

Reuters - February 5, 2025

Jakarta – Chinese firms control about 75% of Indonesia's nickel refining capacity, raising concern over supply chain control and environmental risks, Washington-based global security no

Jakarta Post - February 5, 2025

Jakarta – Religious mass organizations, and now universities, will be allowed to mine, thanks to the revision of the Coal and Mineral Law, which the House of Representatives has tabled

Reuters - February 5, 2025

Sudarshan Varadhan, Dili – East Timor would prefer to work with Australia and partners Woodside Energy and Japan's Osaka Gas over Chinese firms that have expressed interest in developin

February 4, 2025

Tempo - February 4, 2025

Hendrik Yaputra, Jakarta – The Coalition of Lecturers from Mulawarman University (Unmul) has rejected the plan to grant mining concession permits to universities.

February 3, 2025

GLAN & LMN Press Release - February 3, 2025

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been alerted to the risk that copper produced at the Grasberg Mine, West Papua, Indonesia, and used in copper products traded on the London Met

Jakarta Globe - February 3, 2025

Bambang Ismoyo, Jakarta – Shell Indonesia is grappling with fuel shortages at several of its gas stations, along with BP and Vivo, due to what the company described as procurement and d

February 2, 2025

Tempo - February 2, 2025

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Police are suspected of receiving bribes from the family of a suspect in illegal gold mining on Mount Botak, Buru Island, Maluku.

January 30, 2025

Mongabay - January 30, 2025

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – Indonesia's parliament is fast-tracking amendments to the country's mining law, in a move that could reshape the country's mining landscape for the worst,

Tempo Editorial - January 30, 2025

Jakarta – It is not appropriate to hand out mining permits (IUPs) to universities, as planned by the Prabowo Subianto administration.

Jakarta Globe - January 30, 2025

Bambang Ismoyo, Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia pointed out an irony on Thursday: despite being an oil-producing country, Indonesia rel

Jakarta Globe - January 30, 2025

Yustinus Paat, Jakarta – The government is considering granting mining permits to universities, but Chief Social Empowerment Minister Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar said such a plan must be ca

Jakarta Globe - January 30, 2025

Heru Andriyanto, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has set an ambitious target to increase crude oil production to between 900,000 and 1 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2028, aiming

January 28, 2025

Jakarta Globe - January 28, 2025

Antara, Jakarta – A recent executive order by US President Donald Trump rolling back electric vehicle (EV) mandates is likely to disrupt Indonesia's burgeoning EV ecosystem, according t

January 27, 2025

Mongabay - January 27, 2025

Jeff Hutton – Last November, at the G20 conference in Rio de Janeiro, Indonesia's new president, Prabowo Subianto, vowed to bring forward by a decade the date at which Southeast Asia's

January 26, 2025

Tempo - January 26, 2025

Riri Rahayu, Jakarta – Ruang Setara Project founder Aulia Hakim criticized the DPR's decision to approve the Legislative Body's (Baleg) proposal on the revision of the Law on Minerals a