Singapore, Indonesia to set up joint task force to hold firms accountable for forest fires新加坡和印度尼西亚将成立联合工作组，追究企业对森林火灾的责任
JAKARTA: Singapore and Indonesia will establish a joint task force to hold companies accountable for forest fires, as both countries seek to strengthen cooperation against transboundary haze and tackle deliberate burning blamed for the blazes.
Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan (left) arriving for a meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Christiawan Nasir in Jakarta, on Oct 27. - ST/ANN
JAKARTA: Singapore and Indonesia will establish a joint task force to hold companies accountable for forest fires, as both countries seek to strengthen cooperation against transboundary haze and tackle deliberate burning blamed for the blazes.
The proposed task force would facilitate information sharing, financial intelligence and cross-border evidence gathering, with the possibility of recovering assets linked to companies responsible for the fires.
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10月27日，新加坡外交部长维文·巴拉克里希南（左）抵达雅加达，与印尼外交部长阿曼纳塔·克里斯蒂亚万·纳西尔举行会晤。- ST/ANN
雅加达：新加坡和印度尼西亚将成立联合工作组，追究企业对森林火灾的责任。两国寻求加强合作，共同应对跨境烟霾问题，并打击造成火灾的蓄意纵火行为。
拟议的特别工作组将促进信息共享、金融情报和跨境证据收集，并有可能追回与造成火灾的公司有关的资产。
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