10 foreign companies were also served preventative measure notices by NEA.
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\n\nThe National Environment Agency (NEA) has served legal notices to 10 Singapore-based companies that may have contributed to the haze in Singapore, it said in a media release from Oct. 23.
\n\nUnder Section 10 of the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA), NEA is seeking documents and information on the locations of land concessions they own, as well as fire prevention measures and/or any firefighting efforts taken by them and/or their associated companies in Indonesia during the dry season.
\n\nAll 10 companies listed are Singapore-registered companies in the palm oil or forestry business that own land concessions in Indonesia or have related companies with such land concessions.
\n\n1. Asia Pulp & Paper Company Limited
\n\n2. Asia Pulp & Paper Company (China) Limited
\n\n4. Golden Agri International Pte Ltd
\n\nNEA said that it was firmly committed to identifying and holding accountable all foreign companies that have caused or contributed to transboundary haze in Singapore under the THPA.
\n\nNEA also said it had sent on Oct. 16 and 19 preventive measure notices (PMNs) under Section 9 of the THPA to 10 companies in Indonesia for fires…
Original source: https://mothership.sg/
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