The National Environment Agency met with representatives from Wilmar International, Golden Agri-Resources, APP Company, APP Company (China), and Indofood Agri Resources on Oct. 31 to secure their cooperation. Regulators are also preparing to meet with Kencana Agri after the firm expressed a voluntary willingness to engage assessors for the probe. Meanwhile, First Resources Limited publicly signaled plans to retain an investigation agency and law firm, though the agency still awaits formal written confirmation. The resulting assessments aim to uncover whether any of these entities hold direct connections to the fires driving the haze.
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Voluntary cooperation from targeted corporations is intended to help authorities verify k…: Voluntary cooperation from targeted corporations is intended to help authorities verify key facts surrounding regional burning.
The ongoing regulatory inquiry focuses on identifying corporate links to the Indonesian f…: The ongoing regulatory inquiry focuses on identifying corporate links to the Indonesian fires that triggered transboundary haze.
Written confirmation is still pending from First Resources Limited despite its public ple…: Written confirmation is still pending from First Resources Limited despite its public pledge to hire external assessors.
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SINGAPORE – Five Singapore-registered companies potentially linked to regional fires that led to transboundary haze across the island have agreed to cooperate with assessments.
In a statement on Oct 31, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said the agency met with representatives from Wilmar International, Golden Agri-Resources, APP Company, APP Company (China), and Indofood Agri Resources, which have agreed to engage assessors and cooperate in the assessment process.
It will be meeting Kencana Agri, which has expressed willingness to voluntarily engage assessors.
“NEA also welcomes the recent public statement by First Resources Limited in which it stated that it was prepared to engage an investigation firm and a law firm to assess if the group has any involvement in or connection with the fires in Indonesia that contributed to transboundary haze,” the agency said.
“We look forward to receiving written confirmation of its participation in the assessment process.”
NEA said the companies’ voluntary participation in the assessment process will help establish the facts, including whether the companies have any involvement in or connection with the fires in Indonesia that caused or…
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