Prabowo govt intends to go after illegal mines


THE nation will move to “rec­tify” illegal mines estimated to have caused US$19bil (RM80bil) in state losses, President Prabowo Subianto said in his first State of the Nation address.

The government has identified 1,063 illegal mining sites and is seeking support to crack down on them, Prabowo said in the annual speech in Jakarta on Friday.

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