No significant activity was seen at Putra Alam Lestaris mining operations at Air Upas in the West Kalimantan district of Ketapang last week. Mounds of yellowish earth formed around the areas where mining for bauxite once occurred.

Workers buses were lined up neatly outside a workshop. Once in a while, technicians would check heavy equipment at the site. The company is suspending production and sending its workers on leave," said Santyoso Tyo, chai