NEA to send legal notices to 7 companies under haze law; will take further action where warranted

Investigations so far have shown that some of the haze that has blanketed Singapore in recent weeks originated from fires on lands owned by these seven companies in Indonesia, said Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu.

Published Oct 16, 2026, 05:31 PM

Updated Oct 16, 2026, 05:31 PM

SINGAPORE – Seven companies will be issued legal notices requesting that they stop the burning on their lands in Indonesia and submit plans to extinguish the fires.

Investigations so far have shown that some of the haze that has blanketed Singapore in recent weeks originated from fires on lands owned by these seven companies in Indonesia, said Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu on Oct 16.

The National Environment Agency (NEA) will send these companies Preventive Measure Notices under Singapore’s Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA), which targets those responsible for causing or condoning fires.

NEA has been tracking hotspots and smoke from fires in the region to identify the companies that contributed to the haze, and is committed to investigating all other companies responsible for causing it, Fu said at a press conference at the National Press Centre.

“We will continue to monitor the situation and the companies’ responses to these notices. Where warranted, we will take further action under the THPA based on the information and evidence available,” she said.

The notices will inform the companies to do the following: deploy firefighters to extinguish or prevent the spread of any fire on land owned or occupied by them; discontinue or not start any burning activities; and submit to NEA their action plans to extinguish any fires on their lands and prevent their recurrence.

Fu said identifying the companies involves analysing satellite imagery and meteorological data and establishing the companies responsible requires information from various sources.

Not all of the information is within Singapore’s jurisdiction, she noted, adding that the authorities have drawn from various sources including open-source imagery to identify the companies.

The Government expects the haze to persist for the next three to four weeks until the winds change, she said, noting that the situation is fluid and conditions could reach hazardous levels.

Fu and other ministers also detailed the Government’s plans to deal with the fallout from the haze over the next few weeks, including more mask distributions if poor air conditions persist and the possibility of rescheduling O Level examinations if conditions become hazardous.

Fu’s announcement on the issuing of legal notices comes a day after Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Oct 15 that Singapore is looking into companies that may be responsible for haze-causing fires.

He had said Singapore will take action where warranted under the THPA, and also explore joint action with other countries.

The THPA, enacted in 2014, can be triggered if the haze causes the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI), a measure of air quality here, to stay in the unhealthy range in any part of Singapore for 24 hours or more.

The Straits Times first reported on Oct 12 that Singapore has this year faced several haze episodes that meet the threshold for the law to be applied.

Two Singapore-listed palm oil companies, Bumitama Agri and First Resources, have been linked by a Greenpeace investigation to plantation areas in Indonesia where fires and smoke were detected.

Another privately held company, First Borneo Plantations, which has ownership links to Singapore-incorporated companies, was also named in the Oct 5 report.

Bumitama Agri called for a trading break at midday on Oct 16 after its shares fell 4.81% to $1.78.

This is the Government’s first press conference since the current haze episode began, and comes amid the current stretch of 12 consecutive days of unhealthy air from Oct 5 - the longest continuous stretch of poor air quality since the 2015 haze crisis.

That year, Singapore experienced a 14-day stretch of bad air between Sept 23 and Oct 7, The Straits Times checks on historical 24-hour PSI readings on government data portal Singstat showed.

PSI levels of 101 and above are considered unhealthy.

The THPA was wielded for the first time then, when the PSI breached hazardous levels with readings of over 300. No fines have been meted out yet.

NEA had identified fires on plantations, or concession lands, associated with six Indonesian companies and issued legal notices to them.

Those were also preventive-measure notices that requested the companies to extinguish the fires, stop any burning activities and submit to NEA plans to extinguish the fires or prevent their recurrence.

新加坡永续发展及环境部长傅海燕表示，目前的调查显示，最近几周笼罩新加坡的部分雾霾源自印度尼西亚这七家公司拥有的土地上的火灾。

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新加坡——七家公司将收到法律通知，要求它们停止在印度尼西亚的土地上焚烧木材，并提交灭火计划。

新加坡永续发展及环境部长傅海燕于10月16日表示，目前的调查显示，最近几周笼罩新加坡的部分雾霾源自印度尼西亚这七家公司拥有的土地上的火灾。

新加坡国家环境局 (NEA) 将根据新加坡《跨境烟霾污染法》(THPA) 向这些公司发出预防措施通知，该法旨在惩处那些造成或纵容火灾的人。

傅海燕在国家新闻中心举行的新闻发布会上表示，国家环境局一直在追踪该地区的火灾热点和烟雾，以确定造成烟雾的公司，并致力于调查所有其他对此负有责任的公司。

“我们将继续密切关注事态发展以及各公司对这些通知的回应。如有必要，我们将根据现有信息和证据，依据《德克萨斯州住房和贸易保护法》采取进一步行动。”她说道。

通知将告知各公司以下事项：部署消防员扑灭或防止其拥有或占用的土地上发生的任何火灾；停止或不得进行任何燃烧活动；并向国家环境局提交其扑灭土地上任何火灾并防止其再次发生的行动计划。

傅先生表示，确定涉事公司需要分析卫星图像和气象数据，而确定责任公司则需要来自各种来源的信息。

她指出，并非所有信息都在新加坡的管辖范围内，并补充说，当局已从包括开源图像在内的各种来源获取信息来识别这些公司。

她表示，政府预计雾霾将持续三到四周，直到风向改变为止。她还指出，情况瞬息万变，雾霾状况可能达到危险程度。

傅海燕和其他部长还详细介绍了政府应对未来几周雾霾影响的计划，包括如果空气质量不佳的情况持续下去，将分发更多口罩，以及如果情况变得危险，可能会重新安排O水准考试。

傅海燕宣布发出法律通知的前一天，新加坡总理黄循财于10月15日表示，新加坡正在调查可能对造成烟霾火灾负有责任的公司。

他曾表示，新加坡将在《人权和人权法案》允许的范围内采取行动，并探讨与其他国家采取联合行动。

2014 年颁布的《THPA》规定，如果雾霾导致新加坡任何地区的污染物标准指数 (PSI)（衡量空气质量的指标）连续 24 小时或更长时间处于不健康范围内，则可触发该法案。

《海峡时报》10月12日率先报道，新加坡今年遭遇了多次雾霾事件，达到了适用该法律的门槛。

绿色和平组织的一项调查显示，两家在新加坡上市的棕榈油公司 Bumitama Agri 和 First Resources 与印度尼西亚的种植园地区有关联，这些地区曾发现火灾和烟雾。

另一家私营公司 First Borneo Plantations 也出现在 10 月 5 日的报告中，该公司与在新加坡注册成立的公司有所有权联系。

Bumitama Agri 的股价在 10 月 16 日中午下跌 4.81% 至 1.78 美元后，宣布暂停交易。

这是政府自当前雾霾事件开始以来的首次新闻发布会，而目前空气质量已连续12天处于不健康状态，从10月5日开始——这是自2015年雾霾危机以来持续时间最长的空气质量差时期。

《海峡时报》通过查阅政府数据门户网站 Singstat 的历史 24 小时空气污染指数 (PSI) 读数发现，当年新加坡在 9 月 23 日至 10 月 7 日期间经历了 14 天的空气污染。

PSI 值达到 101 及以上被认为是不健康的。

当时，PSI读数超过300，突破了危险水平，因此首次启用了THPA。目前尚未有人被处以罚款。

国家环境局 (NEA) 已确认与六家印尼公司相关的种植园或特许经营地发生火灾，并向这些公司发出法律通知。

这些也是预防措施通知，要求各公司扑灭火灾，停止任何燃烧活动，并向国家环境局提交扑灭火灾或防止火灾再次发生的计划。