Mining firm faces lawsuit<\/p>\n
MUARA TEWEH, Central Kalimantan: Dozens of residents in Luit
\nRaya in the Permata Intan subdistrict filed a lawsuit against
\ngold-mining company PT Indo Muro Kencana (IMK) over a land
\ndispute.<\/p>\n
In the lawsuit, residents are demanding the company pay
\ncompensation amounting to Rp 2.6 billion (US$286,501), said Herly
\nS. Penyang, a representative of the 35 neighbors, after a meeting
\nwith North Barito Regent Badaruddin.<\/p>\n
The demand was first made in 1987 and 1988 when the company
\nresumed its mining activities in an area covering three
\nsubdistricts -- Tanah Siang, Kemurung and Permata Intan.<\/p>\n
\"We've often pushed our demand for compensation, but there has
\nbeen no positive response as PT IMK defends that the compensation
\nissue is over,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Central Kalimantan Governor Asmawi Agani has urged the
\nregional administration in the North Barito district to settle
\nthe problem.<\/p>\n
Without giving an exact figure, Herly Penyang said that the
\nvillagers agreed to reduce the amount of the compensation. (08)<\/p>",
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