Kok: Malaysian companies won’t be protected if Indonesian forest fire claims are true | Malay Mail

Smouldering peatland is pictured in Kampar, Riau province, September 17, 2019. — AFP pic

As Indonesia had not provided concrete evidence with regard to these claims, it was difficult for her team to take further action, Kok said, adding “These claims have been made by Indonesia, so the Indonesian government should conduct investigations and produce the evidence”. Prior to this, Indonesia had alleged that four Malaysian companies with subsidiaries in Indonesia, were responsible for several cases of forest fires in the former’s territory resulting in the haze, as the fires had originated from plantations used by the subsidiaries.

Kok said while no official instructions had been issued to the four conglomerates to provide answers to her ministry or the Indonesian government, she had taken note of the statements issued by them.

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