Perhapi's annual meeting

Perhapi's annual meeting

JAKARTA (JP): The Association of Indonesian Mining
Professionals (Perhapi) is to hold a its seventh annual meeting
on Thursday and Friday to discuss the current state of the
industry.

The association said in a release on Monday that the meeting
would be held at the headquarters of publicly listed general
mining company PT Aneka Tambang.

The meeting, titled The Role of the Mining Industry to
Overcome the National Monetary Crisis, will discuss various
mining issues, including illegal mining, community development
and native title claims.

Speakers will include economists Mubyarto and Umar Juoro and
Director General of Mining at the Ministry of Mines and Energy
Rozik Boedioro Soetjipto.

Perhapi currently has 1,200 members. (jsk)