Photo taken in November 2024 of forest being cleared for a plantation in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The unprecendented crackdown since last year targetting oil palm plantations and mines has unnerved the industry, buoying global palm prices for fear it will hit output, and more recently, triggering rallies in the prices of metals like tin. - The New York Times
JAKARTA: Indonesia's military-backed forestry task force has threatened legal action against dozens of plantation and mining companies refusing to pay hefty fines for operations in forest areas that authorities deem illegal.
Goodhope Group, part of Sri Lankan conglomerate Carson Cumberbatch, and Singapore-based Musim Mas Group were among companies that did not attend when summoned, the task force said in an Instagram posting.
