Jakarta, Sept. 11 -- Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq confirmed tighter monitoring of PT Gag Nikel's environmental management performance as the company resumes operations in Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua.

He said an environmental audit had been conducted on PT Gag Nikel, which received a green rating under the Company Performance Assessment Program (PROPER).

"According to the directive from President Prabowo Subianto, company supervision must be multi-level. As we have been implementing this, we will regularly increase the frequency of visits to Gag," he remarked on Thursday.

Nurofiq explained that, in line with the president's request to step up monitoring of mining activities on the small island, his office prepared an enviro...