Home arrow Economics arrow Govt urged to investigate reported uranium mining activity in Papua   Sunday, 05 September 2010
 
Today
Click for Merauke, Indonesia Forecast History of Jayapura In the book of Nagara-Kertagama writen by Rakawi Prapanca of Majapahit, under the rule of King Hayam Wuruk, in 1365 A.D,  it was mentioned that West Papua was belong to Majapahit Kingdom territory.
 

Govt urged to investigate reported uranium mining activity in Papua
Thursday, 15 July 2010

The government should immediately form a team to investigate allegations that US-based PT Freeport Indonesia is mining uranium in Papua, a legislator said.

Chairman of the United Development Party (PPP) faction in the House of Representatives (DPR), Hazrul Azwar, said here on Thursday, "It is necessary for the government to immediately form a special investigation team to check the truth of allegations that PT Freeport Indonesia is mining uranium in Papua."

He said if it was true that there was uranium mining in Papua, the government should revoke or revise its contract with PT Freeport so that it also covered uranium mining.

"If the allegations about uranium mining by PT Freeport Indonesia are true, it means the company has violated its contract with the government because the permit given to the company was to mine gold, iron ore, and copper," Hazrul said.

Besides, he said, the government should review the contract with PT Freeport Indonesia or else it would "certainly have a negative impact on state revenue."

Hazrul also asked House`s Commission-VII to form a team to follow up the report on uranium mining which came from a member of the Papua Provincial Legislative Assembly (DPRD).

"We hope the House`s Commission-VII will conduct an investigation into the case," Hazrul said.

Meanwhile, House`s Commission-VII member Sayta Yudha said that if there was a mining activity that was outside the work contract with the government, that activity was illegal.

"If it is true that PT Freeport Indonesia is also mining uranium in Papua, the company should stop its activity because uranium is not included in its work contract with the government," Sayta Yudha said.

He also asked PT Freeport to make a clarification about the alleged uranium mining information, and the government should also proactively follow up the information by forming a technical team to investigate it.

Source : ANTARA News

 
< Prev   Next >


Paniai Lake in Papua Province one of the most beautiful lake in the world
Paniai LakeJayapura, Papua province, Representatives of 157 countries which have lakes will visit Paniai Lake in Papua Province which they consider to be the world`s most beautiful and preserved lake, a local official
said.


Read more...
 
1 May : The Happiness and Enthusiastic of Papuan to Commemorate the West Papua Integration to NKRI
Hari MerdekaEnergetic and enthusiastic are two words that come to mind when describing Papuan community (Papua and West Papua) to commemorate the West Papua integration day on May 1, 2008.   Since last two week the Papuan activities have been seen such as race walking followed by thousands of participants.
Read more...
 
Tenggelamnya Rumpun Melanesia
Tenggelamnya Rumpun Melanesia(The Unitary State of Indonesia’s Political Struggle in West Papua), written by young author Papuan Sendius Wonda SH, MSi, and published by Deiyai, a Jayapura-based publishing house in 2007 (first edition) which consists of 245 pages totally in 2007.
This book has ever attracted to attention of public after its circulation was banned by the Attorney General's Office. 
Read more...
 
History of Jayapura
Surya MajapahitHistory of Jayapura In the book of Nagara-Kertagama writen by Rakawi Prapanca of Majapahit, under the rule of King Hayam Wuruk, in 1365 A.D,  it was mentioned that West Papua was belong to Majapahit Kingdom territory. In one of its paragraphs mentioned “Muwah tikhan i wandan, ambwan (Ambon) athawa maloko wwanin (Fakfak)” were the sovereign territory of Majapahit Kingdom.
Read more...
 
Education

Content Polls
This Website ?
 
Popular
Links Free West Papua
  FreeWestpapua.org
Melanesia News.org
WestPapua.net
Links Bahasa Indonesia
  BPS.go.id
HAM Papua.org
InfoPapua.com
Archive

Who's Online
We have 3 guests online