Indonesia Reopens the Sea Sand Export: Who …
By exporting sea sand again, Indonesia enables Singapore to continue expanding its territory through land reclamation. This expansion allows Singapore to address its urban space constraints, create more infrastructure, …
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Indonesia Resumes Sea Sand Exports After 20-Year Ban
After a 20-year hiatus, Indonesia has once again opened the gates for sea sand exports. The announcement, made by Trade Minister Zulkifli Hasan, brings into effect …
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Return of sea sand exports sparks controversy in Indonesia
Before the ban took effect in early 2007, more than 90% of Singapore's sand imports were from Indonesia, which at that time provided the city-state with between six and eight million tonnes of ...
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Sand
However, there have been difficulties in getting sand from abroad. Countries like Malaysia and Indonesia have banned sand exports to Singapore over the years, citing environmental concerns. When Indonesia announced the ban in 2007, it created a supply crunch in Singapore, as 90 per cent of the country's sand came from Indonesia.
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Return of sea sand exports sparks controversy in Indonesia
Before the ban took effect in early 2007, more than 90 percent of Singapore's sand imports were from Indonesia, which at that time provided the city-state with between 6 and 8 million tonnes of sand, according to the Singaporean government.
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Indonesia lifts sea sand export ban, angering activists and coastal
For over 20 years, Indonesia has banned the export of sea sand in an effort to preserve marine ecosystems and protect the livelihoods of coastal communities. However, Indonesian Trade …
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Sea sand exports: Singapore gains, Indonesia loses
Sea sand exports: Singapore gains, Indonesia loses. ... The government banned sea sand exports in 2003, but the practice remained rampant until the prohibition was lifted last year. (Antara/Joko ...
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Opposition grows to Indonesia's resumption of sea sand exports
Before the 2003 ban, Indonesia had exported 53 million metric tons of sand annually between 1997-2002, much of it to Singapore. Parid Ridwanuddin, the coastal and marine manager at Walhi, Indonesia's biggest environmental advocacy group, said the resumption of exports will benefit foreign interests at the expense of Indonesian local fishers ...
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Indonesia lifts its ban on sea sand exports
Before the trade was banned in 2002, more than 50 million tonnes of sand a year were shipped to Singapore. With Indonesian sand restricted, Singapore imported sand from …
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The Ministry of Trade Secretly Changes Sea Sand Export …
Originally the ban on the export of sea sand was contained in the Regulation of the Minister of Trade (Permendag) Number 18 of 2021 concerning Goods Prohibited Export and Prohibited Import. In the annex to the regulation it is stated that other natural sand, including sea sand, with the goods classification code (HS) 25059000 is one of the prohibited goods for export.
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Boon for Singapore as Indonesia scraps ban on sea sand exports …
JAKARTA : Indonesia has lifted a 20-year-old ban on sea sand exports, a copy of a government regulation showed, a measure that could help land expansion projects in neighbour Singapore, but with ...
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Court of Appeal Rules on Frustration of Supply Contract in …
Indonesian Sand Ban Case Introduction The Indonesian sand ban of 2007 led to a great deal of upheaval in many construction and supply agreements, particularly in Singapore, where the active construction industry relied almost entirely on Indonesia as its source of …
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Opposition grows to Indonesia's resumption of sea …
Indonesia imposed a ban on exports of dredged sea sand in 2003, but reversed the policy through a regulation issued in May this year. ... including Singapore, which has expanded its land area by ...
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'Long Island' reclamation: Imported sand must be sourced from
Indonesia and Malaysia banned sea sand exports to Singapore in 2007 and 2019 respectively. According to a Reuters report, Indonesia announced last year that it would lift the ban.
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Indonesia scraps ban on sea sand exports and it is a …
Indonesia has lifted a 20-year-old ban on sea sand exports, a copy of a government regulation showed, a measure that could help land expansion projects in neighbour Singapore, but with concern among …
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Ban on exports of sea sand, that destroyed dozens of Indonesian …
Before the trade was banned in 2002, more than 50 million tonnes of sand a year were shipped to Singapore. With Indonesian sand restricted, Singapore imported sand from …
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Ministry invites major dredging companies to discuss sea sand …
Potential benefits from Singapore. Since the sand export ban was imposed in Indonesia since 2003, Singapore continues to search for suppliers of sea sand for land reclamation purposes after the Indonesian government banned its export. Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, and the Philippines have become new suppliers of sand for Singapore.
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The last time it was legal, exports of sea sand destroyed dozens …
With Indonesian sand restricted, Singapore imported sand from Malaysia instead, until that nation, too, banned it in 2019. But now sea sand mining is set to return to Indonesia. In 2023, then ...
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In blow to Singapore's expansion, Malaysia bans sea sand exports
SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia, Singapore's biggest source for sea sand, has banned the export of the commodity, according to officials in Kuala Lumpur, a move that traders said could complicate the island-state's ambitious expansion plans on reclaimed land.
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Indonesia scraps ban on sea sand exports and it is a big boon for Singapore
Indonesia has lifted a 20-year-old ban on sea sand exports, a copy of a government regulation showed, a measure that could help land expansion projects in neighbour Singapore, but with concern ...
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Malaysia's Ban On Export Of Sea Sand To Singapore
Malaysia, Singapore's biggest source for sea sand has banned the export of this commodity since 3 October 2018. In a Reuters article, the reporter speculated that it was a move targeted at Singapore, who relied on the supply of sea sand from other countries particularly Malaysia in support of its ambitious territory expansion plans.
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Indonesia bans land sand exports to Singapore
On 23 January 2007, Indonesia announced its decision to impose a ban on the export of land sand to Singapore amid fears that sand extraction activities were leading to environmental degradation. The ban took effect on 6 February 2007.
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Return of sea sand exports sparks controversy in Indonesia
The government lifted a ban this month on the export of dredged sand that was in place for more than 20 years, in a move it claims will bring in badly needed revenue but that activists say will ...
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Indonesia lifts sea sand export ban, angering activists and coastal
Indonesia's primary consumer will likely be Singapore, a major sand importer that has invested heavily in land reclamation projects since the 1960s and has increased its territory by more than 25 percent in the process. Indonesia began exporting sand to Singapore in the 1970s, primarily from the country's Riua Island chain.
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any ban of sand from indonesian to singapore
Indonesia dismisses criticism of sand export ban. Indonesia dismisses criticism of sand export ban Abdul Khalik Jakarta: Indonesia on Monday rejected Singapore's accusation that the ban on sand exports to the city-state was unnecessary, replying that Indonesia had good reason to impose the ban and that such attacks were unjustified. Read More
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The last time it was legal, exports of sea sand…
Before the trade was banned in 2002, more than 50 million tonnes of sand a year were shipped to Singapore. With Indonesian sand restricted, Singapore imported sand from Malaysia instead, until that nation, too, banned it in 2019. But now sea sand mining is set to return to Indonesia. In 2023, then-president Joko Widodo lifted the ban.
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Lifting of sea sand export ban not linked to S'pore …
Indonesia first banned sea sand exports in 2003 and eventually land sand in 2007, ... Before the ban, Indonesia was Singapore's major supplier of sea sand, exporting an average of 53 tonnes of sea ...
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S'pore has strict criteria for sand imports, says Govt, …
Malaysia imposed a ban on sand exports in 1997, but Malaysian media have previously reported instances of sand smuggling, allegedly destined for Singapore. In 2007, Indonesia announced a ban on ...
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Indonesia Reopens the Sea Sand Export: Who Stands to Benefit?
Singapore's land area has expanded by over 20% since the 1960s, largely due to sand imports from neighboring countries, including Indonesia, before Indonesia imposed a ban in 2003 (Yulianti & Firdaus, 2021). By exporting sea sand again, Indonesia enables Singapore to continue expanding its territory through land reclamation.
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Sand mining requests surge after Indonesia lifts 20-year export ban
INDONESIA has witnessed a surge in mining requests from sand producers, following the government's decision to lift a 20-year ban on sand exports. The Indonesian government recently disclosed that 66 companies are awaiting approval for sediment sand extraction permits, with applications still under review, said Doni Ismanto, special ...
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