MP Irene Ng calls for boycott of Indon palm oil companies

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In a strongly worded Facebook posting, MP for Tampines GRC Irene Ng took issue with the Indonesian government for trying to shift the blame for the haze to other countries.

On Monday, an Indonesian forestry ministry official said Singaporean and Malaysian palm oil companies in Indonesia were also responsible for the haze.

Ms Ng said: "Indonesia is being quite disingenuous to try to shift the blame for the haze to other countries like Singapore and Malaysia. It is up to Indonesia to prosecute commercial companies, regardless of ownership."

She added: "All ASEAN countries, including Indonesia, already have domestic legislation which prohibits the use of fire for forest clearance in their own countries. The local authorities must enforce it.

"There are currently no legal sanctions which Singapore can apply against plantation companies whose extra-territorial actions affect our local environment."

She said Singaporeans could apply commercial pressure by boycotting products from these companies and to demand for products that come from sustainable sources.

- CNA/al

And what if the owner is actually Temasek?


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