A Toxic Tale

The government will sue PT Newmont on charges of polluting Buyat Bay.

December 7, 2004

THE recent meeting at the office of Vice President Jusuf Kalla on Jalan Merdeka Selatan suddenly came to a halt. Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar, Energy & Natural Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro, and Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Alwi Shihab were transfixed in their seats. No one said any further word on the subject under discussion—whether Buyat Bay in the North Sulawesi district of Minahasa was polluted by

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