{
  "id": 15126089,
  "title": "S'pore reveals names of 7 companies involved in haze-causing fires",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/spore-reveals-names-of-7-companies-involved-in-haze-causing-fires",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T17:43:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/10/grace-fu-preventive-measures-notice-7-indonesian-companies-haze/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Environment Agency (NEA) disclosed the identities of seven Indonesian companies responsible for haze-causing fires that affected Singapore, according to Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu during a press conference on October 16. Fu revealed the names of these companies to the public during the conference alongside Education Minister Desmond Lee and Acting Minister for Manpower Jasmin Lau.\n\nThe NEA will issue preventive measure notices under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) to the seven companies, compelling them to take specific actions such as deploying firefighting personnel, discontinuing any burning activities, and submitting action plans to the NEA for addressing any fires on their lands.\n\nThree of the seven firms—PT Bumi Andalas Permai, PT Bumi Mekar Hijau, and PT SBA Wood Industries—had previously received similar notices in 2015. Fu emphasized that the preventive measures aim to prevent fires originating from these companies from spreading across borders, causing haze pollution in Singapore.\n\nThe THPA, enacted in 2014, permits the Singapore government to impose fines of up to S$100,000 per day for entities causing haze pollution, with an additional S$50,000 fine for non-compliance with preventive measures notices. The total fine cap for an entity under the THPA is S$2 million.\n\nFu stated that the NEA will continue monitoring the situation and the companies' responses to the notices, taking further action based on available information and evidence if warranted. The identification of the seven companies was based on concessions maps, meteorological data, and satellite imagery, including open-source sources.",
  "summary": "Preventive measure notices will be issued to companies involved while investigations are ongoing.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}