Jakarta: Indonesia’s environment and forestry ministry has named four plantation companies whose licences were suspended or revoked for alleged illegal land clearing that sparked forest fires, sending smoke across a swathe of South-East Asia.
Palm tree plantation companies Tempirai Palm Resources and Waringin Agro Jaya, both based in South Sumatra province, as well as Langgam Inti Hibrindo in Riau province, have had to stop operations since Monday.
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