Key Takeaways
- • Singapore's National Environment Agency (NEA) has issued notices under Section 10 of the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) to 10 Singapore-registered palm oil and forestry companies, seeking information on possible links to Indonesian forest fires and transboundary haze.
- • The 10 companies either own land concessions in Indonesia or have related companies holding such concessions, according to the NEA.
- • Named companies include Asia Pulp & Paper Company Ltd, Bumitama Agri Ltd, Golden Agri International Pte Ltd, First Resources Ltd and Wilmar International Ltd.
- • The notices require disclosure of land concessions, corporate linkages and measures taken to prevent or combat fires during the dry season.
- • The move follows the NEA's earlier issuance of preventive measure notices (PMNs) to 10 Indonesian companies over suspected involvement in fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
Summary
Singapore's National Environment Agency (NEA) has issued notices to 10 Singapore-registered palm oil and forestry companies seeking information on their possible links to forest fires in Indonesia and the transboundary haze pollution affecting Singapore, according to the NEA's statement issued on Friday, October 23.
The notices were issued under Section 10 of the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA). They require the companies to provide details of their land concessions, corporate linkages and measures taken to prevent or combat fires during the dry season. The NEA said the 10 companies either own land concessions in Indonesia or have related companies holding such concessions.
The companies named in the report include Asia Pulp & Paper Company Ltd, Bumitama Agri Ltd, Golden Agri International Pte Ltd, First Resources Ltd and Wilmar International Ltd. The NEA stated that 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 under the THPA."
The latest action builds on the NEA's earlier issuance of preventive measure notices (PMNs) to 10 companies in Indonesia over their suspected involvement in fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan. Those PMNs require the companies to deploy firefighting personnel to extinguish fires on land they own or occupy, prevent fires from spreading, cease or refrain from burning activities, and submit action plans detailing measures to extinguish fires and prevent recurrence.
The notices were issued under Section 10 of the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA). They require the companies to provide details of their land concessions, corporate linkages and measures taken to prevent or combat fires during the dry season. The NEA said the 10 companies either own land concessions in Indonesia or have related companies holding such concessions.
The companies named in the report include Asia Pulp & Paper Company Ltd, Bumitama Agri Ltd, Golden Agri International Pte Ltd, First Resources Ltd and Wilmar International Ltd. The NEA stated that 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 under the THPA."
The latest action builds on the NEA's earlier issuance of preventive measure notices (PMNs) to 10 companies in Indonesia over their suspected involvement in fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan. Those PMNs require the companies to deploy firefighting personnel to extinguish fires on land they own or occupy, prevent fires from spreading, cease or refrain from burning activities, and submit action plans detailing measures to extinguish fires and prevent recurrence.
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