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The latest notices cover Kalimantan concessions after earlier ones targeted Sumatra.
The National Environment Agency (NEA) sent preventive measure notices to three additional Indonesian companies over the fires that have caused the haze affecting Singapore.
The companies are PT Buana Megatama Jaya, PT Mananjung Hayak, and PT Baratama Putra Perkasa.
“There are indications that smoke from fires in Kalimantan on lands held via concessions under three additional companies in Indonesia could have moved to Singapore,” NEA said.
The notices were issued under Section 9 of Singapore’s Transboundary Haze Pollution Act. NEA had previously sent similar notices to seven Indonesian companies over fires in Sumatra.
Under the notices, the three companies will be required to deploy firefighting personnel to extinguish fires on land they own or occupy and prevent the fires from spreading.
They must also stop or refrain from starting any burning activities on the land and submit action plans to NEA outlining how they will extinguish fires and prevent them from recurring.
NEA said it remains committed to taking enforcement action against companies found responsible for causing transboundary haze in Singapore.
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