Key Takeaways
- • Singapore's National Environment Agency (NEA) has sent Preventive Measure Notices under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) to three additional Indonesian companies whose land is believed to have hosted haze-causing fires, bringing the total to ten.
- • The three newly named companies are PT Buana Megatama Jaya, PT Mananjung Hayak and PT Baratama Putra Perkasa, whose concession lands are in Kalimantan; the previously noticed seven companies are linked to fires in Sumatra.
- • Under the THPA, an entity can be fined up to S$100,000 for each day or part of a day that haze pollution in Singapore results from its conduct, with an additional fine of up to S$50,000 per day for failing to comply with a Preventive Measure Notice.
- • Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said Singapore has not yet heard from the seven earlier companies and will not hesitate to take further action based on available evidence.
Summary
Singapore's National Environment Agency (NEA) has sent legal notices to three more companies in Indonesia whose land is believed to have hosted haze-causing fires, according to Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu, who announced the move during a media doorstop on Monday, 19 October 2026. The notices follow an earlier batch sent to seven companies under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA).
The three additional recipients are PT Buana Megatama Jaya, PT Mananjung Hayak and PT Baratama Putra Perkasa. According to the NEA, their concession lands are located in Kalimantan, whereas the previously noticed seven companies are believed to be responsible for fires in Sumatra. The NEA said there are indications that smoke from fires on these three companies' concession lands could have drifted to Singapore.
The Preventive Measure Notices request that the companies deploy firefighters to extinguish fires or stop them from spreading, stop or refrain from starting any burning activities, and submit action plans to the NEA for extinguishing fires and preventing rekindling. The NEA said it "remains committed to taking enforcement action against errant companies found responsible for causing transboundary haze in Singapore."
Ms Fu said Singapore is closely monitoring the seven earlier companies but has not received any response from them. She added that Singapore will not hesitate to take further action under the THPA based on available information and evidence, and will share the evidence collected with other agencies for their own investigations.
The THPA, which came into force in 2014, allows legal action against companies responsible for causing or contributing to haze pollution in Singapore, including where the activities occur overseas. Penalties include fines of up to S$100,000 for every day or part of a day that haze pollution in Singapore results from an entity's conduct, and up to S$50,000 additionally for each day an entity fails to comply with a Preventive Measure Notice.
The three additional recipients are PT Buana Megatama Jaya, PT Mananjung Hayak and PT Baratama Putra Perkasa. According to the NEA, their concession lands are located in Kalimantan, whereas the previously noticed seven companies are believed to be responsible for fires in Sumatra. The NEA said there are indications that smoke from fires on these three companies' concession lands could have drifted to Singapore.
The Preventive Measure Notices request that the companies deploy firefighters to extinguish fires or stop them from spreading, stop or refrain from starting any burning activities, and submit action plans to the NEA for extinguishing fires and preventing rekindling. The NEA said it "remains committed to taking enforcement action against errant companies found responsible for causing transboundary haze in Singapore."
Ms Fu said Singapore is closely monitoring the seven earlier companies but has not received any response from them. She added that Singapore will not hesitate to take further action under the THPA based on available information and evidence, and will share the evidence collected with other agencies for their own investigations.
The THPA, which came into force in 2014, allows legal action against companies responsible for causing or contributing to haze pollution in Singapore, including where the activities occur overseas. Penalties include fines of up to S$100,000 for every day or part of a day that haze pollution in Singapore results from an entity's conduct, and up to S$50,000 additionally for each day an entity fails to comply with a Preventive Measure Notice.
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