{"id":96779,"date":"2026-10-31T22:56:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T14:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=96779"},"modified":"2026-10-31T22:56:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T14:56:59","slug":"haze-probe-five-singapore-registered-companies-agree-to-engage-assessors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=96779","title":{"rendered":"Haze probe: Five Singapore-registered companies agree to engage assessors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-primary article-summary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 Five Singapore-registered companies potentially linked to <!-- -->regional <!-- -->fires that led to transboundary haze <!-- -->across the island<!-- --> have agreed to cooperate with assessments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a statement on Oct 31, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said the agency met with representatives from Wilmar International, Golden Agri-Resources, APP Company, APP Company (China), and Indofood Agri Resources,<!-- --> which have agreed to engage assessors and cooperate in the assessment process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">It will be meeting Kencana Agri, which has expressed willingness to voluntarily engage assessors.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"responsive-iframe-base st_visuals st_visuals-embed\" title=\"st_visuals embed\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/multimedia\/graphics\/2026\/08\/singapore-haze-widget\/index.html\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer;falseclipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\" loading=\"eager\" data-testid=\"responsiveIframe\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cNEA also welcomes the recent public statement by First Resources Limited in which it stated that it was prepared to engage an investigation firm and a law firm to assess if the group has any involvement in or connection with the fires in Indonesia that contributed to transboundary haze,\u201d the agency said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cWe look forward to receiving written confirmation of its participation in the assessment process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">NEA said the companies\u2019 voluntary participation in the assessment process will help establish the facts, including whether the companies have any involvement in or connection with the fires in Indonesia that caused or contributed to transboundary haze affecting Singapore.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/haze-probe-five-singapore-registered-companies-agree-to-engage-assessors?ref\\u003dlatest-headlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 Five Singapore-registered companies potentially linked to regional fires that led to transboundary haze across the island have agreed to cooperate with assessments. 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