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        "msgid": "67-petrol-stations-in-south-kalimantan-penalised-for-fuel-distribution-violations-1784692226",
        "date": "2026-07-22 09:55:00",
        "title": "67 Petrol Stations in South Kalimantan Penalised for Fuel Distribution Violations",
        "author": "Thalatie Kaprina Yani",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "Authorities in South Kalimantan have sanctioned 67 petrol stations for their involvement in the misuse of subsidised fuel distribution. The violations are suspected of diverting subsidised diesel to illegal mining operations, prompting calls for systemic reform. Officials and activists argue that administrative penalties alone are insufficient and that the root causes, including weak law enforcement and economic disparity, must be addressed.",
        "content": "<p>The Fuel Task Force for South Kalimantan Province, through Pertamina\nand the Regional Police (Polda), has taken action against at least 67\npublic fuel stations (SPBU) across various areas for involvement in\nirregular fuel distribution practices. The misappropriation of\nsubsidised fuel in South Kalimantan is strongly suspected to have partly\nsupplied illegal mining activities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEfforts to monitor and rectify irregularities in subsidised fuel\ndistribution are ongoing,\u201d said Ahmad Bagiawan, Head of the South\nKalimantan Trade Office and a member of the task force overseeing fuel\nsupervision, on Wednesday (22 July).<\/p>\n<p>Sanctions against the offending petrol stations range from\nadministrative penalties to temporary suspension of operations. The\nlarge number of stations involved in fuel irregularities indicates that\nfuel distribution governance still requires comprehensive reform. \u201cWe\nhope the Fuel Task Force can work to its fullest, because this is hugely\ndetrimental to the wider public,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n<p>Echoing this view, Syaripuddin, Chair of the Special Committee for\nFuel Distribution Oversight in the South Kalimantan Provincial\nParliament (DPRD), stressed that handling the issue must not stop at\nadministrative sanctions. \u201cSanctions against 67 petrol stations is not a\nsmall number. This shows there are still loopholes in fuel distribution\nand supervision. Do not merely punish, but unearth the root of the\nproblem and fix the system,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n<p>The wide price disparity between subsidised and non-subsidised fuel\nhas fuelled the proliferation of subsidised fuel diversion practices. In\nparticular, subsidised biodiesel is widely reported to be supplied to\nthe mining sector, including illegal coal and gold mining operations in\nvarious regions.<\/p>\n<p>Raden Rafiq Wibisono, Executive Director of the Indonesian Forum for\nthe Environment (Walhi) in South Kalimantan, highlighted the weakness of\nlaw enforcement against illegal mining activities. \u201cThe issue of illegal\nmining is like a road without end. Market logic will always be one of\nthe causes. For example, soaring gold prices have triggered a rise in\nillegal gold mining practices,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement that proceeds without accompanying improvements in\ncommunity capacity and the provision of alternative grassroots economic\nopportunities by the government will remain an agenda without\ncomprehensive resolution. In relation to law and regulation, the issue\nmust be examined from upstream to downstream.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/67-petrol-stations-in-south-kalimantan-penalised-for-fuel-distribution-violations-1784692226",
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