Key Takeaways
- • Singapore's National Environment Agency (NEA) served notices on 20 companies, including 10 Singapore-registered firms, over Indonesian fires that may have contributed to haze in Singapore.
- • NEA issued Preventive Measure Notices under Section 9 of the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) to ten Indonesian companies: seven on 16 October over Sumatra fires and three on 19 October over Kalimantan fires.
- • Ten Singapore-registered palm oil and forestry companies received Section 10 THPA notices requiring disclosure of corporate linkages, concession locations, and fire prevention and firefighting efforts this dry season.
- • NEA said it is "firmly committed to identifying and holding accountable all local or foreign companies" that caused or contributed to transboundary haze in Singapore.
Summary
Singapore's National Environment Agency (NEA) has served notices on 20 companies, including 10 Singapore-registered firms, over fires in Indonesia that may have contributed to haze in Singapore, according to a report published by Focus Malaysia on October 24, 2026.
NEA sent Preventive Measure Notices (PMNs) under Section 9 of the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) to seven Indonesian companies on 16 October over fires in Sumatra, and to three more on October 19 over fires in Kalimantan. The notices require the ten companies to deploy firefighters to put out or contain fires on their land, stop any burning, and submit plans to extinguish fires or prevent them from spreading or recurring. The Indonesian companies named include PT Bumi Andalas Permai, PT Bumi Mekar Hijau, PT SBA Wood Industries, PT Paramitra Mulia Langgeng, PT Sumatera Alam Anugerah, PT Hutan Lestari Raya, PT Bangkanesia, PT Buana Megatama Jaya, PT Mananjung Hayak and PT Baratama Putra Perkasa. NEA is also requesting documents on fires within their concessions, the measures taken to suppress them, and their links with associated companies in Indonesia and Singapore.
Separately, NEA issued notices under Section 10 of the THPA to ten Singapore-registered palm oil and forestry companies that own Indonesian land concessions, either directly or through related companies. The recipients are Asia Pulp & Paper Company Limited, Asia Pulp & Paper Company (China) Limited, Bumitama Agri, Golden Agri International, First Resources, Indofood Agri Resources, Kencana Agri, TSH Global Plantation, TSH Oversea and Wilmar International. These firms must disclose their corporate linkages, the location of their concessions, and their fire prevention and firefighting efforts during the current dry season.
NEA stated it is "firmly committed to identifying and holding accountable all local or foreign companies that have caused or contributed to the transboundary haze in Singapore." Photo credit: Reuters.
NEA sent Preventive Measure Notices (PMNs) under Section 9 of the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) to seven Indonesian companies on 16 October over fires in Sumatra, and to three more on October 19 over fires in Kalimantan. The notices require the ten companies to deploy firefighters to put out or contain fires on their land, stop any burning, and submit plans to extinguish fires or prevent them from spreading or recurring. The Indonesian companies named include PT Bumi Andalas Permai, PT Bumi Mekar Hijau, PT SBA Wood Industries, PT Paramitra Mulia Langgeng, PT Sumatera Alam Anugerah, PT Hutan Lestari Raya, PT Bangkanesia, PT Buana Megatama Jaya, PT Mananjung Hayak and PT Baratama Putra Perkasa. NEA is also requesting documents on fires within their concessions, the measures taken to suppress them, and their links with associated companies in Indonesia and Singapore.
Separately, NEA issued notices under Section 10 of the THPA to ten Singapore-registered palm oil and forestry companies that own Indonesian land concessions, either directly or through related companies. The recipients are Asia Pulp & Paper Company Limited, Asia Pulp & Paper Company (China) Limited, Bumitama Agri, Golden Agri International, First Resources, Indofood Agri Resources, Kencana Agri, TSH Global Plantation, TSH Oversea and Wilmar International. These firms must disclose their corporate linkages, the location of their concessions, and their fire prevention and firefighting efforts during the current dry season.
NEA stated it is "firmly committed to identifying and holding accountable all local or foreign companies that have caused or contributed to the transboundary haze in Singapore." Photo credit: Reuters.
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