Local people files lawsuit against a coal firm
Saturday, March 25 2000 - 04:00 AM WIB
The local people of the Muara Pahu area in East Kalimantan has just recently filed a second lawsuit against coal mining firm PT Gunung Bayant Pratama Coal for environmental destruction and other faults.
The company has also been alleged of not observing the rights of the local people and had not contributed anything to the development of the local economy.
The local people had earlier won a court battle against the company which had to pay Rp 500 million for the people for occupying some 10 ha of the people's land without giving any compensation.(*)