{
  "id": 15599810,
  "title": "Singapore Environment Council restricts Indonesian firm APP's green certification over haze-linked suppliers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/singapore-environment-council-restricts-indonesian-firm-apps-green",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-19T10:57:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Singapore",
    "slug": "cna-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/haze-asia-pulp-paper-environment-council-6471366"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore's Singapore Environment Council (SEC) has imposed temporary restrictions on Indonesia's Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) due to connections between its wood-fibre suppliers and fires that created severe haze in Singapore. The restrictions, effective immediately, require APP to submit daily fire response reports and undergo stringent monitoring of fire prevention and suppression practices. These measures apply to three Indonesia-based concessions – PT Bumi Mekar Hijau, PT Bumi Andalas Permai, and PT Sebangun Bumi Andalas Wood Industries – which APP utilizes for its operations. The SEC's decision follows a 2015 incident where major retailers removed APP's products from shelves due to alleged links to the haze. The council also announced that it will investigate Singapore's broader involvement, not just the individual companies holding the concessions, but also larger groups and entities potentially controlling them.",
  "summary": "In 2015, major retailers removed Asia Pulp & Paper's products from shelves because of alleged links to fires that caused severe haze.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}