<p>JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to revoke, restrict or deny land cultivation rights involving 11 companies suspected of involvement in forest and land fires in Kalimantan, following a government assessment of their land concessions.
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Indonesia plans to revoke, restrict, or deny land rights for 11 companies suspected of causing forest fires in Kalimantan. The Agrarian Affairs Ministry stated these measures follow police recommendations and a recent coordination meeting.
- Three companies face full revocation of rights covering approximately 23,274 hectares in South and West Kalimantan.
- Some of the 11 companies have foreign beneficial owners linked to South Korea, Malaysia, and Singapore.
- The proposed actions follow fires affecting more than 50 per cent of the companies' concession areas.
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JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to revoke, restrict or deny land cultivation rights involving 11 companies suspected of involvement in forest and land fires in Kalimantan, following a government assessment of their land concessions.
Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Minister Nusron Wahid said the measures followed recommendations from the National Police's Criminal Investigation Agency.
His ministry had classified the 11 companies into five categories based on its assessment.
"The data have been conveyed, and what remains is the preparation of the draft decision letters. We will announce them soon," he said, according to a statement issued by the Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Ministry.
