All 10 S’pore-based firms acknowledge NEA notices on haze law; majority say they will cooperate

The notices were issued on Oct 23, and representatives of non-compliant firms face penalties if they do not cooperate.

Published Oct 26, 2026, 02:34 PM

Updated Oct 26, 2026, 02:37 PM

SINGAPORE – All 10 Singapore-based companies that were issued notices under the Republic’s haze law have acknowledged the National Environment Agency’s (NEA) requests for information on their links to fires in Indonesia.

Three of them did not explicitly say they would cooperate with the agency’s request, which carries penalties for representatives of non-compliant firms – Indofood Agri Resources, TSH Global Plantation and TSH Oversea.

On Oct 26, the acknowledgements of the notices for TSH Global Plantation and TSH Oversea, the last two to respond, came via Malaysian firm TSH Resources, which oversees them.

In a filing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) at 8.12am, the oil palm plantation group said its subsidiaries were notified on Oct 23 to provide documents and information under Section 10 of the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) by Nov 2.

“We are reviewing the notice and will engage with the agency accordingly,” the filing said.

Under Section 10 of the Act, representatives from non-compliant firms can face a fine of up to $5,000, a jail term of up to one month, or both.

Under the Act, entities found guilty of causing or contributing to the haze can be fined up to $100,000 every day the pollution persists, capped at a maximum of $2 million.

The SGX-listed Kencana Agri and Indofood Agri Resources had filed their acknowledgements on Oct 25.

Kencana Agri, owned by the Maknawi family, said at 10.24pm that it would cooperate fully with the NEA, adding that it would make further announcements as and when there were any material developments.

The filing was signed off by Ratna Maknawi, executive vice-chairperson for the producer of crude palm oil and crude palm kernel oil in Indonesia.

Indofood Agri Resources said in its 6.02pm filing that it received the NEA notice on Oct 23, and that it would give more details when there were material updates.

Its secretary Mak Mei Yook signed off on the filing.

NEA had issued the legal notices on the night of Oct 23 to Asia Pulp & Paper Company, Asia Pulp & Paper Company (China), Bumitama Agri, Golden Agri International, First Resources, Indofood Agri Resources, Kencana Agri, TSH Global Plantation, TSH Oversea, and Wilmar International.

All 10 firms are in the oil palm or forestry business, and either own land concessions in Indonesia or have related companies with such concessions.

Following the issuance of the notices, Wilmar International was the first to announce its plan to comply , it declared in a filing close to midnight on Oct 23, about three hours after NEA sent them.

First Resources followed suit at 1.15am on Oct 24, agreeing to provide the necessary details.

Subsequently, Bumitama Agri and its subsidiaries said in a filing at 1.15pm on Oct 24 that the company would provide the requested documents and information to NEA. It was signed off by executive chairman and chief executive Lim Gunawan Hariyanto.

Later that day at about 6.30pm, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) replied The Straits Times that it was cooperating with the authorities.

This was followed by Golden Agri International, a subsidiary of Golden Agri-Resources, also saying it would cooperate with the government agency.

The notices sent on Oct 23 followed earlier moves by the NEA to issue preventive measures notices to 10 Indonesian companies on Oct 16 and 19.

The earlier notices, issued under Section 9 of the THPA, had asked the firms for more information on how they were preventing or suppressing fires on their lands.

There are no penalties for firms involved if they do not respond to notices issued under this section.

Aqil Hamzah is a transport journalist at The Straits Times. He is also interested in issues related to crime and technology.

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通知于 10 月 23 日发布，不合规公司的代表如果不配合，将面临处罚。

发布于 2026 年 10 月 26 日下午 2:34

更新于2026年10月26日下午2:37

新加坡——根据新加坡共和国的雾霾法收到通知的10家总部位于新加坡的公司均已确认收到国家环境局（NEA）要求提供其与印度尼西亚火灾之间联系的信息。

其中三家公司没有明确表示会配合该机构的要求，而对于不合规公司的代表，该机构会处以罚款——这三家公司分别是 Indofood Agri Resources、TSH Global Plantation 和 TSH Oversea。

10 月 26 日，最后两家作出回应的 TSH Global Plantation 和 TSH Oversea 收到了通知确认函，确认函由负责监管这两家公司的马来西亚公司 TSH Resources 发出。

上午 8 点 12 分，这家油棕种植园集团在新加坡交易所 (SGX) 提交的文件中表示，其子公司已于 10 月 23 日接到通知，要求根据《跨境烟霾污染法》(THPA) 第 10 条的规定，在 11 月 2 日之前提供文件和信息。

“我们正在审查该通知，并将据此与相关机构进行沟通，”文件中写道。

根据该法第 10 条规定，不合规公司的代表可能面临​​最高 5000 美元的罚款、最高一个月的监禁，或两者并罚。

根据该法案，被认定造成或助长雾霾的实体，每天可处以最高 10 万美元的罚款，直至污染停止，最高罚款额为 200 万美元。

在新加坡交易所上市的 Kencana Agri 和 Indofood Agri Resources 已于 10 月 25 日提交了确认函。

由 Maknawi 家族拥有的 Kencana Agri 公司于晚上 10 点 24 分表示，将全力配合国家环境局的工作，并补充说，如有任何实质性进展，将另行发布公告。

该文件由印度尼西亚原棕榈油和原棕榈仁油生产商的执行副董事长拉特纳·马克纳维签署。

Indofood Agri Resources 在下午 6 点 02 分提交的文件中表示，该公司于 10 月 23 日收到了国家环境局的通知，并将在有实质性进展时提供更多细节。

其秘书麦美玉签署了该文件。

10 月 23 日晚，NEA 向亚洲浆纸业公司、亚洲浆纸业公司（中国）、Bumitama Agri、Golden Agri International、First Resources、Indofood Agri Resources、Kencana Agri、TSH Global Plantation、TSH Overseas 和 Wilmar International 发出了法律通知。

这 10 家公司都从事棕榈油或林业业务，要么在印度尼西亚拥有土地特许权，要么拥有拥有此类特许权的相关公司。

在通知发出后，丰益国际率先宣布了其遵守计划。该公司在 10 月 23 日午夜时分提交的文件中表示，大约在国家能源管理局发出通知三个小时后。

10 月 24 日凌晨 1 点 15 分，First Resources 也同意提供必要的详细信息。

随后，Bumitama Agri及其子公司于10月24日下午1点15分提交文件称，公司将向国家环境局（NEA）提供所需文件和信息。该文件由执行主席兼首席执行官林古纳万·哈里扬托签署。

当天晚些时候，大约下午 6 点 30 分，亚洲浆纸业（APP）回复《海峡时报》称，公司正在配合当局的调查。

随后，金光农业资源有限公司的子公司金光农业国际也表示将与政府机构合作。

10 月 23 日发出的通知是继 10 月 16 日和 19 日向 10 家印尼公司发出预防措施通知之后采取的行动。

此前根据《德克萨斯州土地保护法》第 9 条发布的通知要求各公司提供更多信息，说明他们如何预防或扑灭其土地上的火灾。

如果相关公司不回应根据本条发出的通知，则不会受到处罚。

阿基尔·哈姆扎是《海峡时报》的交通记者。他也对犯罪和科技相关议题感兴趣。

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