Asia Energy makes new proposal for open-pit coal mining in Bangladesh
The Government of Bangladesh is considering ‘positively’ a new proposal of the UK-based Asia Energy which offered the government only 10 per cent stake in the Phulbari coal field for operating an open-pit mine, said...
Bangladesh group holds human chains against extractive industry deals
Their 7-point demands include passing a bill in the Bangladesh Parliament barring export of natural resources, cancelling the proposed model production-sharing contract (PSC) with foreign oil companies, ditching open-pit coal mining and expelling Asia Energy....
UK Parliamentary human rights committee issues report on UK businesses
In 2009, the UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights conducted an inquiry on business and human rights.
London Mining Network and a number of its member groups and associates made submissions to this...
Phulbari Day observed
Expulsion of Asia Energy demanded
Asia Energy is wholly owned by London-listed GCM Resources
The national committee to protect oil, gas, mineral recourses, power and port on Wednesday observed the...
LMN submission to UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights
The UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) called in March for evidence to be presented to an inquiry into business and human rights. The JCHR's call for evidence is posted below London Mining...
Phulbari deal 'illegal': official
The Bangladeshi Government's energy division has ‘lost’ the report of a government-formed expert committee which found that the agreement between the government and London-based Asia Energy (now GCM Resources) for the Phulbari coal field...