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The Ministry of Environment and Forestry Wins Over Forest Burners, Unfortunately Only on Paper (bahasa Indonesia)

Fires in Indonesia. Image by daus85/Shutterstock. Indonesia, undated.

Fires in Indonesia. Image by daus85/Shutterstock. Indonesia, undated.

Bambang Hero Saharjo still remembers clearly the land and forest fires that burned Bumi Mekar Hijau’s (BMH) concession land in Ogan Komering Ilir, South Sumatra, six years ago. The fires ravaged a 20,000-hectare area.

The wood supplier for Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Sinar Mas—a business group owned by tycoon Eka Tjipta Widjaja, who died at the age of 97 years old early last year—has been sued twice.

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Bambang Hero Saharjo masih ingat peristiwa kebakaran hutan dan lahan atau karhutla di area konsesi PT Bumi Mekar Hijau (BMH) di Ogan Komering Ilir, Sumatera Selatan, enam tahun lalu. Api menghanguskan area seluas 20 ribu hektare.

Pemasok kayu untuk Asia Pulp & Paper Sinar Mas—kelompok usaha milik taipan Eka Tjipta Widjaja yang meninggal awal tahun lalu pada usia 97 tahun—itu digugat dengan dua perkara.