The other five companies have yet to respond to the notices.
\n\nFive of the 10 Singapore-based companies that were served legal notices by the National Environment Agency under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) have said they will cooperate with requests for information on their links to fires in Indonesia.
\n\nThree of the firms, Wilmar International, Bumitama Agri and First Resources, said in filings on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) that they had received the notices and intend to comply.
\n\nWilmar International made its announcement close to midnight on Oct. 23, a few hours after NEA issued a media release on the legal notices.
\n\nFirst Resources followed at 1:15am on Oct. 24, saying it had agreed to provide the necessary details.
\n\nBumitama Agri and its subsidiaries subsequently announced at 1:15pm the same day that they would provide the requested documents and information to NEA.
\n\nA spokesperson from Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) also told Mothership they are cooperating with the authorities.
\n\n"We are reviewing the notices and will respond to NEA as required," the spokesperson said.
\n\nThe other five companies have yet to respond to the notices:
\n\nNEA said the 10 firms either own land concessions in Indonesia, or have related…
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