PT Atlas Resources Tbk (ARII) and its subsidiary PT Gorby Putra Utama (PT GPU) is unlikely to be free of problems any time soon. After going through several years full of lawsuits in Jakarta, last year we learned that the company has been in a prolonged dispute with another company that also claims to have rights over the same concession area. The problem is, the company in question is PT Sentosa Kurnia Bahagia (PT SKB), owned by a well-known businessman from South Sumatera, Kemas Haji Abdul Halim bin Haji Ali, who is familiarly known as Haji Halim. Recently, Haji Halim had been named a suspect by the police, then his legal counsel decided to make a public appearance, asking attention from the President. That said, now the problem is getting even more complicated.
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