THE mining iaw of 2009 was intended to increase the contribution from the mining sector for the benefit of all Indonesians. The unpredictable flow of regulations since then has created uncertainty and had the opposite effect. Mining is an international business. Major projects need both the expertise and finance brought by the international community. The 2009 law was supposed to level the playing field by bringing foreign and domestic investors under the same regulatory regime but the opposite has occurred.
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