Jitters over Jakarta’s land seizure


THE Indonesian government is moving to confiscate palm oil plantation land parcels that was either illegally developed or linked to corruption investigations. And Malaysian plantation companies operating there are having the jitters.

Industry insiders and analysts say Malaysian plantation companies face the risk of losing some of their estate land as Jakarta’s forestry task force has set a target of confiscating three million hectares by August.

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