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Indonesia starts legal action against 4 companies linked to South-east Asia haze


Indonesia has ordered four companies to suspend operations for causing forest fires which have sent smoke across a swathe of South-east Asia, an environment ministry official said on Tuesday. Three plantation companies have had their permits frozen and one forestry company has had its licence revoked. : REUTERS





Indonesia starts legal action against four companies linked to haze problem




Thick haze shrouds a local port in Malahayati, in the city of Banda Aceh on Indonesia's Sumatra island on Sept 19, 2015.PHOTO: AFP




JAKARTA (REUTERS) - Indonesia has ordered four companies to suspend operations for causing forest fires which have sent smoke across a swathe of South-east Asia, an environment ministry official said on Tuesday (Sept 22).

"These suspensions will be in effect until the criminal proceedings undertaken by the police are finished," said Bambang Hendroyono, Secretary-General at the environment ministry.

Three plantation companies have had their permits frozen and one forestry company has had its licence revoked, he added.



PT Langgam Inti Hibrindo, which is owned by PT Provident Agro, was among the companies affected.

Thick smoke caused by forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan islands has blanketed the region in recent weeks, pushing pollution levels to unhealthy levels.

(This story is developing)


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