{
  "id": 16381350,
  "title": "NEA: 10 SG-based companies are served with notices over possible links to haze in Singapore",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/nea-10-sg-based-companies-are-served-with-notices-over-possible-links",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T21:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Independent Singapore",
    "slug": "the-independent-singapore",
    "url": "https://theindependent.sg/nea-10-sg-based-companies-are-served-with-notices-over-possible-links-to-haze-in-singapore"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore has issued notice to 10 Singapore-registered companies in the palm oil and forestry sectors, probing their potential links to plantation land in Indonesia and their efforts to prevent transboundary haze fires. The National Environment Agency (NEA) issued the notices under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) on October 23, making it the first such step since the law's enactment.\n\nThe companies, listed below, either own land concessions in Indonesia or have related entities with such holdings. They must now provide NEA with details on their corporate connections, concession locations, fire prevention measures, and firefighting attempts during the ongoing dry season.\n\nNEA is also investigating 10 Indonesian companies, previously notified on October 16 and 19, for fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan, respectively. Under Section 9 of the THPA, these firms are mandated to deploy firefighting personnel, halt burning activities on their lands, cease new fires, and submit plans to prevent recurrence.\n\nNEA's Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, Grace Fu, announced the actions on Facebook, stating that the aim is to gather evidence to determine if companies contributed to the haze. She emphasized that authorities will examine corporate links, not only between Singapore and Indonesian entities but also within larger corporate groups and their ultimate controllers. The government pledged to take action against errant firms if the evidence warrants it.\n\nThe ministry also revealed plans to establish a panel of law, audit, and investigative firms to scrutinize businesses potentially linked to transboundary haze. Evidence will guide enforcement, but the notices alone do not establish that each named company caused or contributed to the pollution. NEA remains committed to identifying and holding accountable local and foreign companies under the THPA, with enforcement to follow the evidence and ensure companies are held accountable when their involvement is proven.",
  "summary": "SINGAPORE: Singapore has issued notices to 10 Singapore-registered companies in the palm oil and forestry sectors, seeking information about their links to plantation land in Indonesia and efforts to prevent fires linked to transboundary haze. The National Environment Agency (NEA) issued the notices on Oct 23 under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA). The move marks the first time the…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Singapore",
        "title": "Three Singapore-registered companies say they will comply with NEA's haze notices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/three-singapore-registered-companies-say-they-will-comply-with-neas",
        "published": "2026-10-24T10:09:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}