Bukit Asam's Carbon Mission
State-owned coal miner Bukit Asam will continue to fight a legal dispute over land in South Sumatra and intends to report the matter to the Corruption Eradication Commission. There are potential state losses in the case.
February 29, 2012
The asphalted road, once deserted, now suffers heavy traffic jams. Dozens of trucks laden with coal slowly move along the narrow road. The route from the Tanjung Enim coal mine, the richest deposit in Indonesia, to the South Sumatra capital of Palembang, which normally takes three hours to cover, today takes between 10 to 12 hours. According to the CEO of PT Bukit Asam, Milawarma, the hustling and bustling began after the Lahat district chief dis
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