BHP concerned about RI staff<\/p>\n
MELBOURNE (Dow Jones): Australia's Broken Hill Proprietary Co.
\n(BHP) is more concerned about its staff in Indonesia than its
\nfinancial exposure, following the anti-Australian sentiment
\nemerging in the country.<\/p>\n
\"From a financial standpoint we don't have a tremendous amount
\nof exposure, but we do have people in Indonesia and obviously we
\nare concerned about the mood (in the country) and the trend of
\nevents,\" Chief Executive Paul Anderson told reporters at a
\nbriefing following the release of the company's first quarter
\nprofit.<\/p>\n
BHP said Thursday it had evacuated 50 expatriate staff and
\ntheir families from Kalimantan. The evacuations follow a
\ndemonstration in the port town of Balikpapan against Australia's
\ninvolvement in the U.N. peacekeeping mission destined for
\nIndonesia's troubled East Timor province.<\/p>\n
The evacuation hasn't affected the operation of BHP's thermal
\ncoal mines at Senakin, Satui and Petangis.<\/p>\n
\"We're watching very closely other parts of the country,\"<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bhp-concerned-about-ri-staff-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }