Indonesia Climbs Down on Ore Ban
Although an attempt by the Indonesian government to ban unsmelted mineral exports has ended in an embarrassing climb-down at the 11th hour, it isn’t going to go away. A requirement that ores be smelted domestically has been put off until 2017, by which time a new government will have succeeded that of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Political observe…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Asia Sentinel to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.