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The borders megaproject

... to require an investment of around Rp6.45 trillion (about US$645 million), 98 percent of which would be funded by private ...

Story - Frances Marr - 12/20/2011 - 15:12 - 0 attachments

DTE Factsheet: FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

... invest in Indonesia during the last decade due to concerns about political and economic instability. Now there are signs that the climate ...

Story - carolyn - 12/05/2011 - 14:55 - 0 attachments

MIFEE-affected communities want their land back

... A roundup of recent material about MIFEE, January 2013 ... DTE 95, March 2013 A round-up of recent material about MIFEE, (first published in January 2013) Indigenous communities ...

Story - carolyn - 03/15/2013 - 08:41 - 0 attachments

DTE activities Update 2013

... JATAM coordinator Hendrik Siregar in the UK. He spoke about the impacts of coal mining at WDM-organised public meetings around the ... is it possible for a coal company to tread carefully? How about doing what people really want and not treading there at all? Other ...

Story - carolyn - 03/27/2014 - 11:15 - 0 attachments

Coastal communities want rights upheld

... 5 However, the lack of scientific knowledge about the role of oceans in storing and releasing carbon has prevented any ... 22% of Indonesia's population lives on the coast and about 60% on the coastal plains. It estimated that some 14 to 16 million people ...

Story - carolyn - 12/09/2010 - 18:30 - 0 attachments

East Kalimantan burns and starves

... report by the World Wide Fund for Nature. "We are talking about hundreds of hectares reduced to biological desert" says the report's ... on this.) WALHI is suing the companies for Rp 2 trillion (about US$2 billion) for environmental damage caused by fires and smoke.( ...

Story - Anonymous - 12/20/2011 - 15:24 - 0 attachments

Dayaks reoccupy traditional mines in Aurora Gold concession

... Aurora Gold. The gold and silver mine, which exported about 1.4 tons of gold in 1998/99, has been in operation since late 1994. The ...

Story - Anonymous - 12/20/2011 - 15:22 - 0 attachments

Indigenous Women's workshop at AMAN Congress

... of the family and the community, including decisions about indigenous women themselves, are taken without women's involvement. ... were encouraged to get more involved in making decisions about sustaining the life of their communities. A common theme of speakers ...

Story - Frances Marr - 12/20/2011 - 15:10 - 0 attachments

Suharto's Legacy

... trained judiciary. There must be more transparency about the business interests of politicians and the military. Above all, ...

Story - Frances Marr - 12/20/2011 - 15:02 - 0 attachments

Confusion and delay

... economic "rescue" programme, is extremely uneasy about the process and is reported to have blocked the transfer of $400 million ... themselves. The proposal stems from Jakarta's concerns about the lack of investor confidence in regional autonomy, as well as direct ...

Story - Frances Marr - 12/20/2011 - 15:20 - 0 attachments