Indonesia seals off 30 companies over forest fires.
Forestry official Sugeng Riyanto said Saturday the plantation companies, including four firms affiliated with Malaysian corporate groups, are under scrutiny and may be penalized.
Indonesia's forestry minister, Siti Nurbaya Bakar, said Friday the government will prosecute a number of companies as a deterrent to setting fires. The move came days after she disputed that the smoke was coming from Indonesia, noting that hotspots were also detected in Malaysia's Sarawak state. Malaysia's environment minister, Yeo Bee Yin, responded immediately, telling Indonesia"not to be in denial." She cited data that showed the haze impacting parts of Malaysia originated in Indonesia.
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