Singapore expands crackdown on Indonesian forest fire companies

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 14:02 · Archive

Singapore has issued preventive notices to three more Indonesian companies operating in Kalimantan province, bringing the total to ten firms targeted under its Transboundary Haze Pollution Act.

Singapore's National Environment Agency has issued preventive notices to three more Indonesian companies operating in Kalimantan province, bringing to ten the total number of firms targeted under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act. The agency sent preventive measure notices last Friday to seven agroforestry companies linked to fires in Sumatra province. It subsequently identified indications that smoke from fires in Kalimantan on lands held by three additional companies could also have moved to Singapore.

The three Kalimantan companies receiving notices are PT Buana Megatama Jaya, PT Mananjung Hayak and PT Baratama Putra Perkasa. The seven earlier companies are pulpwood supplier PT Bumi Andalas Permai, PT Bumi Mekar Hijau, PT Paramitra Mulia Langgeng, PT Sumatera Alam Anugerah, PT SBA Wood Industries, PT Hutan Lestari Raya and PT Bangkanesia.

The notices require the companies to deploy firefighting personnel to extinguish fires or prevent them from spreading on land they own or occupy. Companies must also stop any ongoing burning activities, refrain from starting new ones and submit action plans detailing measures to put out fires and prevent them from recurring. The agency emphasised that the notices do not amount to a finding that the companies are legally responsible for the haze in Singapore.

How it is being reported

• Singapore expands crackdown on Indonesian companies linked to hazeSingapore has issued preventive notices to three more Indonesian companies to tackle and prevent forest fires in Kalimantan province.News4Jax · 19 Oct, 13:27
• Singapore expands crackdown on Indonesian companies linked to hazeSingapore has issued preventive notices to three more Indonesian companies to tackle and prevent forest fires in Kalimantan province.Clickorlando · 19 Oct, 13:27

In this story: Singapore · Indonesia · Kalimantan · Sumatra · National Environment Agency

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