Palm industry body to act against any members contributing to smog

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) said that by Monday it had detected a total of 278 hotspots that were within concessions it had certified, from a total of 73,508 hotspots across Malaysia and Indonesia. (Reuters file pic)

JAKARTA: A palm oil industry group is investigating if fires in Indonesia and Malaysia causing hazardous smog that is now wreathing Southeast Asia are on plantations owned by its members, and will take action against them, it said on Friday.

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) said that by Monday it had detected a total of 278 hotspots that were within concessions it had certified, from a total of 73,508 hotspots across Malaysia and Indonesia.