JAKARTA POST 31/01

[Headlines] Gemstone Fever Hits Jakarta | A new natural resource at the mouth
of Indonesian accelerating consumerism: gemstone. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/31/gemstone-fever-hits-jakarta.html
[Jakarta] West Jakarta to Get Three New Parks | Rawabuaya will get three new
parks, increasing the area of open green space, dedicated for social and general
facilities. See: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/31/west-jakarta-getthree-new-parks.html
[Jakarta] Officials Who Smoke at Work to be Demoted | Jakarta administration
reiterates the mandate of Bylaw no. 2/2005 on pollution control, enforcing
punishment to civil servants who are caught smoking in their offices. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/31/officials-who-smoke-work-bedemoted.html
PEMDA DKI Jakarta no. 2/2005 on Air Pollution Control | For the law, see here:
http://gaikindo.or.id/download/industry-policies/i-pemda-dki/01-PERDA-2-2005.pdf
[Jakarta] Street Vendors Still Use Chemical Substances: BPOM | BPOMs
published sampling on street foods near elementary school, revealing 20% of the
sample still use harmful chemicals, including formaldehyde, borax and textile dye.
See: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/31/street-vendors-still-usechemical-substances-bpom.html
[Opinion] Merging REDD+ Into Ministry Should be More Effective | A
Bappenas guy wrote his opinion why integration of BP REDD+ and DNPI under
Forest Ministry will make their goal more effective, highlighting MOEFs three major
commitments on reducing deforestation. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/31/merging-redd-ministry-should-bemore-effective.html
[Opinion] Overcoming Eroding Knowledge of Balis Food Plants | Head of
Bali Botanical Garden wrote his thought on the challenge and prospects for local
and their relationship with nature, caused by ecotourisms impact on aga (ancient)
Bali villages. See: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/31/overcomingeroding-knowledge-bali-s-food-plants.html
[Archipelago] Governor Lukas Insists Freeport Build Smelter in Papua |
Lukas takes a strong position against PTFI plan to build smelter in Gresik, East Java.
Considering the developmental and economic contribution of the smelter, he urges
PTFI to build the smelter in Papua. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/31/governor-lukas-insists-freeportbuild-smelter-papua.html

[Business] BKPM to Put Stalled Projects Back on Table | BKPM is aiming to

settle land dispute and infrastructure problems that hamper US$ 8.8 billion
investment in Papua and West Papua. List of the anticipated big projects including
marine and fisheries, plantation, cement and mining. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/31/bkpm-put-stalled-projects-backtable.html
[Business] RI to Double Fish Farming Production in Five Years | Government
set a target to achieve 31 million tons of fish from farming in 2019, a twofold
increase compared to the archipelagos yearly production. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/31/ri-double-fish-farming-productionfive-years.html

JAKARTA POST 01/30

[Archipelago] Primate Lovers | Activists in Bandung rally raising awareness on
primate conservation. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/30/primate-lovers.html
[National] Economy in Brief: Tourism Potential Could Reach Rp 4 Trillion |
Bappenas estimated the maximization of tourist potentials can generate additional
Rp 4T annually. See: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/30/tourismpotential-could-reach-rp4-trillion.html
[Business] Economy in Brief: Pindad Spends Rp 700B to Improve Capacity |
State-owned weapons manufacturer PT Pindad allocates Rp700B for equipment
improvement, aiming to 30%-40% production capacity. [Note: weapon manufacture
is closely related to the use of hazardous waste] See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/30/pindad-spends-rp-700b-improvecapacity.html-0
[Business] Govt to Sell LNG Through Spot Market Amid Low Domestic Use
| Indonesia will have no choice but to sell uncommitted cargoes through spot
market despite the very low price. This problem also occurred last year, raising
concern about energy waste. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/30/govt-sell-lng-through-spot-marketamid-low-domestic-use.html
Additionally: [Business] Indonesias GDP Growth Target Ambitious | See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/30/indonesias-gdp-growth-targetambitious.html | Note: as what weve seen every day in the news since the new
administration started, Indonesias economic goals are totally in the growth
perspective instead of development perspective. Given recent drama thats been
consuming public attention, its really important for environmentalists to keep eyes
closely on how these projects are going to be developed, how its nexus to business
interests, and whether it advantageous for the local people and the environment.
From what weve seen until today yes, its infrastructure; yes, its looks like public
interest, but there are too many of them are private interests, masked in public
utilities.

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[Headlines] BP REDD+ Officially Disbanded | Jokowi signed Keppres no.
16/2015, merging BP REDD+ and DNPI under the MoEF, but not providing any
details regarding how the merger will be conducted. The detail regulation subject to
MoEFs discretion. See: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/29/bp-reddofficially-disbanded.html
[Headlines] Dengue Fever Outbreaks Spread to More Regions across
Archipelago | North Sulawesi declared extraordinary situation following high
number of dengue in the province. Some Java areas also affected. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/29/dengue-fever-outbreaks-spreadmore-regions-across-archipelago.html
[Jakarta] City to Teach Street Vendors Sanitation | BPOM, altogether with
Jakarta administration, will establish a pilot project to improve sanitary practices of
street-food vendors. See: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/29/cityteach-street-vendors-sanitation.html
[National] Biodiversity Heroes Awarded for Innovation | Kehati Award for six
environmental activits from civil society, public service organizations / government,
businessmen, scientists, mass media / artists, and youngsters. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/29/biodiversity-heroes-awardedinnovation.html
[Business] 47 Outer, Remote Islands to Enjoy Electricity | PLN will station
power plants in 47 outer and remote islands in the archipelago by year-end. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/29/47-outer-remote-islands-enjoyelectricity.html
[Business] Gobt to Seek Lower Duties on Fishery Products | Indonesia seeks
to negotiate foreign trading partners to lower the 7% import duty on Indonesian
fishery products. See: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/29/govt-seeklower-duties-fishery-products.html
[Business] Oil-output Target Lowered amid Decline in Oil Prices |
Commission VII of DPR accepted the governments proposal to lower the oil-output
target in 2015 state budget. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/29/oil-output-target-lowered-amiddecline-oil-prices.html
[Business] 14 Illegal Fishing Vessels Seized in Less than a Week | MAFM
made another progress of securing Indonesian waters from the illegal fishers. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/29/14-illegal-fishing-vessels-seizedless-a-week.html

JAKARTA POST 01/28

[Headlines] Jokowi Kicks Off 7 Projects in N. Sumatra | Seven strategic
projects launched on Tuesday in North Sumatera, including Kuala Tanjung Port,
Inalums aluminium smelter, an Integrated Industrial Zone, a PLN power
transformer, cooking oil plant, a Special Economic Zone, and a 17km toll road. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/28/jokowi-kicks-7-projects-nsumatra.html
[Opinion] What Can Investor Expect from the New One-Stop System | Hafiiz
analyzes how BKPMs PTSP, launched on Monday, can contribute to Indonesian
business climate including the 80% time acceleration in processing in permit
application. See: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/28/what-caninvestors-expect-new-one-stop-system.html
[Archipelago] Police Seize 5 Tons of Timber | Rokan Hilir, Riau police arrested 5
men believed to be illegal loggers in accordance with 5 tons of timber not
accompanied with legal documents. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/28/police-seize-5-tons-timber.html
[Business] Crude Oil Bid Announced | Pertamina launch a new bid to meet the
nations refinery processing needs in April 2015. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/28/crude-oil-bid-announced.html
[Business] Govt Wants to Boost Domestic Gas Use | Natural gas, Indonesias
plan to alter carbon fuel dependency, is expected to trigger more demand for the
domestic market. SKKMigas is expecting to boost the domestic market to absorb
61% of gas production from 54% last year. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/28/govt-wants-boost-domestic-gasuse.html
[Business] RI Needs Radical Change in Infrastructure Development | BRICS
leaders and private investors suggested that Indonesia needs to be more radical in
realizing its development projects, particularly related to slow land acquisition. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/28/ri-needs-radical-changeinfrastructure-development.html
[Business] Pertamina Seeks More Overseas Gas Sources | Pertamina would
need to secure additional supply for its planned Bojonegara land-based plant, which
would be able to receive a total 7.5 million tons per annum of LNG. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/28/pertamina-seeks-more-overseasgas-sources.html
[Business] Dian Swastatika Sets Aside $200m for Power Plant Business |
DSSA, a Sinar Mas Group subsidiary, will focus on building coal power plant in South
Sumatera (2x150 MW) and Kendari (2x50 MW). See:

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/28/dian-swastatika-sets-aside-200mpower-plant-business.html
[Business] Indika Looks to Develop 1,000 MW Power Plant | A mega power
plant project worth US$1.2 billion is to be started in Java, using renewable energy
possibly a mix of geothermal and other sources. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/28/indika-looks-develop-1000-mwpower-plant.html

JAKARTA POST 01/27

[City] Ahok Blames Ministry Project in Sunter for Friday Flood | Ahok pointed
to 215m long embankment that was destroyed for the purpose of BBWSCC project,
operates under Public Work Ministry, as the cause of the recent flood in Jakarta. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/27/ahok-blames-ministry-projectsunter-friday-flood.html
[Opinion] Our Ocean Energy Resource What Exactly Is It? | Spencer and
Spall explained Indonesia potential based on geographic analysis and its tidal
model, reviewing some sources of academic literature. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/27/our-ocean-energy-resource-whatexactly-it.html
[National] Govt to Empower More Disaster-Prone Areas | Government
mentioned community-based disaster preparedness units (KSBs) as one of its
priority in disaster management. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/27/govt-empower-more-disasterprone-areas.html
[Business] Susi Defends Trans-shipment Ban, Set to Issue Guidelines |
MAFM is preparing implementation guidelines to accommodate local transshipment, affirming the trans-shipment ban promulgated recently. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/27/susi-defends-transshipment-banset-issue-guidelines.html
[Business] RI Bans Some Apples from US | Following the Listeria outbreak,
Indonesia bans Grannys Best and Big B, two California-branded apples, from
entering the territory. See: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/27/ri-banssome-apples-us.html
[Business] Obstacles Likely to Handicap Govt Five-Year Electricity Targets
| ESDM identified eight issues that would frustrate attempts to realize the ambitious
electricity program at the top of the list is land acquisition. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/27/obstacles-likely-handicap-govt-sfive-year-electricity-targets.html
[Feature] From Plastic Waste to Lovely Handbags | Another example of smallscale recycle success story. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/27/from-plastic-waste-lovelyhandbags.html

JAKARTA POST 01/26

[Headline] Freeport to Start Divesting Stake in 2015 | Fulfilling requirement
under the Mining Law, Freeport McMoran will start divesting its stake to its domestic
subsidiary in October. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/26/freeport-start-divesting-stake2015.html
[Business] Semen RI to Build Power Plant in Cost-saving Measure | PT
Semen Indonesia is considering developing a new 200 MW power plant in Tuban,
East Java. No information about the planned source of energy. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/26/semen-ri-build-power-plant-costsaving-measure.html

JAKARTA POST 01/25

[Headlines] Indonesia Takes on China | Indonesia takes a tough stand against
Chinese illegal fisheries, confiscating more than 9 vessels to date and revoked
bilateral measures relaxing standards for Chinese fishermen. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/25/indonesia-takes-china.html
[Opinion] View Point: Plunging Price of Oil Resolves Several Complex
Problems for Jokowi | Lingga predicted the political and economic problem raised
by the more than 55% drop of oil price since July 2014. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/25/view-point-plunging-price-oilresolves-several-complex-problems-jokowi.html

JAKARTA POST 01/24

[Opinion] Our Eating Habits and Dream of Rice Self-Sufficiency | Shiddiqie
responses to Bayunis critics on Indonesian food policy; analyzing possible measures
that can be taken by government. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/24/our-eating-habits-and-dream-riceself-sufficiency.html
[Archipelago] Landslide Recurs in Banjarnegara, 100 Saved | A landslide
took place on a 50m cliff in Karangjengking hamlet, Duren Village, forcing 100
residents to take shelter in the neighboring village. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/24/landslide-recurs-banjarnegara-100saved.html
[Archipelago] Jokowis Social Impact Policy on Jatigede Dam Rejected |
Opposition to Perpres 1/2015 on the social impacts arisen, particularly expressed by
local people impacted by the dam construction in Sumedang Regency, West Java.
The construction will flood 28 villages in five districts. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/24/jokowi-s-social-impact-policyjatigede-dam-rejected.html
[Archipelago] Manado Reclamation Feared to Damage Environment |
Environmentalists raise concerns about Manado and Minahasa massive reclamation
projects during these 15 years, covering 150 hectares in 19 licenses. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/24/manado-reclamation-feareddamage-environment.html
[Business] Freeport Gets Extension of Export Permit | Freeport has secured
assurance to continue exporting copper concentrate, despite slow progress on
smelter construction. Govt pointed to the progress the company made on land
procurement as the reason of permit extension. Formal letter will only be signed this
weekend, after the completion of technical assessment. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/24/freeport-gets-extension-exportpermit.html
[Business] Rajawali May Seek Rp 1.8T for New Plant | State-owned
agribusiness firm Rajawali food plans to construct a new refined sugar plan; seeking
loan to start the project this year. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/24/rajawali-may-seek-rp-18-trillionnew-plant.html

JAKARTA POST 01/23

[Jakarta] City Prohibits Cigarette Billboards | Ahok signed Pergub no. 1/2015,
taking into effect on January 13, prohibiting outdoor billboards promoting cigarette
products to reduce teenage smoking. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/23/city-prohibits-cigarettebillboards.html
[Archipelago] US Helps Resolve Energy Crisis in North Sumatera | USAID,
through the Indonesia Clean Energy Development (ICED) program, handed GIS
multiregional map to the North Sumatera provincial administration to the chronic
energy crisis in the region. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/23/us-helps-resolve-energy-crisis-nsumatra.html
[Business] Belitung Boosts Tourism with Mangroves | 500 hectares of
mangrove forests on Belitung Island is to be planted too boost ecotourism. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/23/belitung-boosts-tourism-withmangroves.html
[Business] Freeport Seeks Ways to Avoid Export Halt | Freeports Chairman
flew to Indonesia, apparently as an attempt in lobbying EMRM related to its export
permit. No agreement was reportedly reached. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/23/freeport-seeks-ways-avoid-exporthalt.html

JAKARTA POST 01/22

[Headlines] Foraging Orangutans Destroys Village Farms | Crops around Mt.
Leuser National Park in Aceh and North Sumatra was destroyed by orangutans,
allegedly presents every day, forced out of their habitat because of illegal logging
and deforestation. See: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/22/foragingorangutans-destroy-village-farms.html
[Opinion] Fencing Indonesias Oceans for Greater Benefits, Responsibility |
Arsana highlight achievements and homework of Indonesian maritime boundaries
management, taking into account some natural resources concerns in setting up
further agreements on ocean frontier. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/22/fencing-indonesia-s-oceansgreater-benefits-responsibility.html
[Business] Protecting the Ecosystem | See: Picture highlighting the new export
restriction on lobster, mangrove crabs, and swimmer crabs based on their
reproduction phase and their size, aiming at a more sustainable harvest of those
commodities. See: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/22/protectingecosystem.html

[Business] Whats Next After Fuel Revamp? | Dams for irrigation, roads, and
marine highways will be the Jokowi administrations priorities in spending fuel
subsidys budget savings. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/22/what-s-next-after-fuel-revamp.html
JAKARTA POST 01/21
[Headline] Government Threatens to Halt Freeports Exports | GoI questions
Freeports seriousness in copper smelting construction plan. Permit may be frozen if
theres no progress by January 25. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/21/govt-threatens-halt-feeport-sexports.html
[Archipelago] Jokowi Pledges Rp 1T to Border Project | Large-scale
development project in West Kalimantan is promised to be built by Jokowi, notably
in Sanggau, Bengkayang, Sintang, Sambas and Kapuas Hulu. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/21/jokowi-pledges-rp-1t-borderproject.html
[Archipelago] Riau Told to be Prepared for Dry Season | Hot spots have been
detected in a number of regions in Riau. Governor scheduled a meeting with all
forestry & plantation companies in the province. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/21/riau-told-be-prepared-dryseason.html
[National] Minister Warns of Foreigners Owning Land in Border Areas |
Villages, Disadvantaged Regions & Transmigration Minister Marwan Jafar points to
the marriage modus by foreigners to own the land in border areas, signaled that
GoI will take measures to stop it. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/21/minister-warns-foreigners-owningland-border-areas.html
[National] Government Intercepts Smuggling of Pricey Marine Wildlife to
China | A smuggling attempt in Soekarno-Hatta Intl Airport is stopped, discovering
2,350 live soft-shelled sea turtles, listed under CITES Appendix II, hidden inside 10
shipments of mangrove crabs. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/21/govt-intercepts-smuggling-priceymarine-wildlife-china.html
[Business] Land Acquisition and PPP Rules to be Revised | Two presidential
regulations on land acquisition and public-private partnership is to be revised,
aiming at boosting infrastructure projects and accelerate growth. Under the new
rules, private contractors will be able to acquire lands on behalf of govt. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/21/land-acquisition-and-ppp-rules-berevised.html

[Business] Hutama Karya to Get Rp 3.6T for Highways | Govt appointed

state-owned construction firm, Hutama Karya, to construct the long-awaited TransSumatera highway. See: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/21/hutamakarya-get-rp-36t-highways.html
NOTE: Jokowis mega infrastructure projects within five-year term includes 24 new
seaports, power plants to generate 35,000 megawatts, 1000 km of toll roads, and
expansion of railroads to 8,692 km from 5,424 km at present. Enough homework to
supervise within these 5 yrs, esp. in terms of the NEPA-like (KLHS?) requirements.
JAKARTA POST 01/20
[Jakarta] Motorcycle Ban to be Challenged in Court | ITW will challenge the
motorcycle ban at the Constitutional Court, alleging the gubernatorial regulation as
contradictory to Law no. 22/2009 and discriminative. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/20/motorcycle-ban-be-challengedcourt.html
[Jakarta] Low-Income Residents Struggle to Find Housing | Jakarta lowincome communities highlight the difficulty with availability of low-income housing:
insufficient access to main road, a typical environmental justice concern. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/20/low-income-residents-strugglefind-housing.html
[Opinion] Moving Toward an Era of Green Financing | Subinarto argued for
green banking practices role in ensuring Indonesias sustainable development,
pointing to two elements of green banking strategies, and the available policy: BI
directive No. 14/15/PBI/2012. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/20/moving-toward-era-greenfinancing.html
[Archipelago] Forest Damage to Blame for Yearly Flooding | Environmental
activists pointed to the causal relation between Mt. Leuser National Parks forest
damage with the annual floods in Langkat Regency, North Sumatera. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/20/forest-damage-blame-yearlyflooding.html
[Business] Automakers to Keep Sales Target at 1.2 Million This Year | Car
business expect good economic growth, low inflation, and reasonable BI interest
rates for a better sales of cars in 2015. Environmental considerations, incl CAF
standards and non-leaded gasoline vehicles, were not mentioned in the article. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/20/automakers-keep-sales-target-12million-year.html
[Business] Krakatau Steel to Build $390m Hot Rolled Coil Factory | Krakatau
Steel seek to build a new hot rolled coil manufacturing facility in Cilegon Industrial

Estate, Banten; with 1.5 million tons/year capacity, expected to be completed in

2017. See:
http://finance.detik.com/read/2015/01/16/184242/2805854/1036/krakatau-steelakan-bangun-pabrik-kedua-di-cilegon-rp-48-triliun
[Business] Antam Launches New Facility, Requests Tax Exemption | Antam
announced a new technology to turn anode slime into gold, expected to boosts its
productivity sevenfold, purchasing the raw material from Freeports smelters. On
the other hand, 10% PPn reduction is necessary to meet the financial balance. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/20/antam-launches-new-facilityrequests-tax-exemption.html
[Feature] Fishermen Take Conservation into Their Own Hands | Another
example of local collaborative effort with the former villain in Kondang Merak, East
Java. See: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/20/fishermen-takeconservation-their-own-hands.html

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[Headlines] Landslides Cut Off Trans-Sulawesi Highway | BPBPs Head of
Emergency Division announced at least eight landslide locations along the highway
in Atinggola district, North Gorontalo, one of which covers almost one kilometer of
the trans-provincial highway. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/19/landslides-cut-trans-sulawesihighway.html
[Jakarta] UI to Prohibit Motor Vehicles on Campus | As an effort to reduce
emission, both motorcycles and cars will be prohibited from campus, all campus
inhabitants will be required to park their motor vehicles off campus. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/19/ui-prohibit-motor-vehiclescampus.html
[Opinion] Ocean Energy Generation Facilities for Indonesia Can We Have
Them? | Spencer and Spall argue for tidal-array power generators as potential
energy source for Indonesia, pointing 11 potential areas around the archipelago and
3 areas for further assessment. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/19/ocean-energy-generation-facilitiesindonesia-can-we-have-them.html
[Editorial] Huge Sums for Infrastructure | Last week, government proposed
amendments to the 2015 state budget to the House of Representative, doubling the
investment in infrastructure development from last year. Seaport, airport, railway,
and infrastructure loans are some of the priorities; and massive land acquisition are
anticipated prior to the beginning of the project. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/19/editorial-huge-sumsinfrastructure.html
[Archipelago] Environment, People Sacrificed for Greater Income | UII
scholar, Zairin Harahap, pointed to numerous evidence of Yogyakarta provinces
impact of non-sustainable development, alleging a violation against human right to
clean and healthy environment. See:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/19/environment-people-sacrificedgreater-income.html

JAKARTA POST 01/17

[Opinion] Indonesia's Addiction to Sugar & Fat | UN World Food Program vulnerability assessment
officer signaling Indonesia's new rising public health problem: diet on sugar &
fat. See: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/17/indonesia-s-addiction-sugar-and-fat.html
[Opinion] Get Ready for Future Crisis in Food Production in SEA | SEA's vulnerability to climate
extremes may affect future food security for the region, and present adaptation policy on food
security is inadequate. See: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/17/get-ready-futurecrisis-food-production-southeast-asia.html
[Archipelago] Village Saves World on Climate Change | A village in Bantul Regency sustainable
logging, cooperating with local NGO, gives example of community empowerment.
See: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/17/village-saves-world-climate-change.html
[Business] RI-China Joint Venture to Build Smelter in South Sulawesi | A 1000 hectares nickel
smelter is to be built in Bantaeng Industrial Park, S. Sulawesi, including 2 x 300 MW coal-fired plant.
The raw material came from SE Sulawesi and the result will be exported to China
consumers. See: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/17/ri-china-joint-venture-buildsmelter-s-sulawesi.html

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[Islands in Focus] Environmental Crime Fugitive Arrested | Managing director of PT Kurnia Subur has
been arrested for allegedly masterminding 300 hectares fire within Tesso Nilo National Park in
Indragiri Hulu. See: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/16/islands-focus-environmentalcrime-fugitive-arrested.html
[National] BP REDD+ to Go On Despite Uncertain Future | Heru Prasetyo presented BP REDD+ 2015
action plan for its 10 current projects, despite MoEF's plan to dissolve the agency into the
ministry. See: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/16/bp-redd-go-despite-uncertainfuture.html
[Business] Pertamina to Build $9b Oil Refinery in Bontang | Auction is prepared for building a 500
hectares oil refinery facility with 300,000 barrels oil/day
capacity. See: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/16/pertamina-build-9b-oil-refinerybontang.html
[Business] Two Senior Oil & Gas Officials Dismissed as Reforms Kicks Off | Energy & Mineral
Resources Ministry dismissed two top officials, including J. Widjonarko, SKK Migas' deputy chief as a
part of its structural reform. See: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/01/16/two-senior-oiland-gas-officials-dismissed-reform-kicks.html