Haze: Rain helps to douse raging Sumatra fires, hotspots reduced to 54
PETALING JAYA: Rain over central Sumatra the past few days helped to douse the raging fires there, bringing blue skies to most parts of the country. It was reported that "short bursts" of rain in...
View ArticleIndonesia says building criminal cases against eight firms over fires
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian investigators are building criminal cases against eight Southeast Asian companies they suspect of being responsible for raging fires that have blanketed neighbouring...
View ArticleRPT-Indonesia says building criminal cases against 8 firms over fires
By Aubrey Belford JAKARTA, June 27 (Reuters) - Indonesian investigators are building criminal cases against eight Southeast Asian companies they suspect of being responsible for raging fires that have...
View ArticleIndonesia says building criminal cases against 8 firms over fires
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian investigators are building criminal cases against eight Southeast Asian companies they suspect of being responsible for raging fires that have blanketed neighboring...
View ArticleSime Darby: Satellite data confirms no fires at our areas
PETALING JAYA: Satellite data has confirmed that there are no fires raging at Sime Darby Plantation areas in Indonesia, the company said. “Sime Darby Plantation has provided satellite data of...
View ArticleTight Lips Over Who Started Fires in Sumatra
PONTAIN MEKAR, Indonesia -- Sitting in a makeshift security post on a hilltop overlooking scorched earth as far as the eye can see, the last thing Hendro wants to talk about is fire. While the...
View ArticlePT Minamas Gemilang Calls For Proactive Measures (Sime Darby Berhad)
(Source: Sime Darby Berhad) PT Minamas Gemilang Calls For Proactive Measures In an effort to address proactively the current issue with the haze from fires in Riau Province in Sumatra, Indonesia, and...
View ArticleHaze: Sime Darby calls for proactive measures to fight haze
PETALING JAYA: Sime Darby Plantations says haze-causing fires in Sumatra were not from areas planted by its subsidiary. It said in a statement Friday that between June 11 and 19, five hot spots were...
View ArticleCORRECTED-Indonesia says building criminal cases against 8 firms over fires
(Corrects spelling of national police spokesman, paragraph 15) By Aubrey Belford JAKARTA, June 27 (Reuters) - Indonesian investigators are building criminal cases against eight Southeast Asian...
View ArticleMalaysian firms among those facing criminal cases over fires in Indonesia
JAKARTA: Indonesian investigators are building criminal cases against eight Southeast Asian companies they suspect of being responsible for raging fires that have blanketed neighbouring Singapore and...
View Article26 Jun 2013 - Open Letter to Friends of the Earth, in Response to the...
(Source: Sime Darby Berhad) Open Letter to Friends of the Earth, in Response to the Publication 'Sime Darby and Land Grabs in Liberia' (June 2013) Sime Darby Plantation Liberia (SDPL) is, once again,...
View ArticleFirms told to submit digital maps of their plantations
PETALING JAYA: An international palm oil group wants three of its Malaysian and two Indonesian member companies reportedly involved in Indonesian forest fires to submit digital maps of their...
View ArticleIndonesia Building Criminal Cases Against 8 Firms Over Fires
Reuters JAKARTA — Indonesian investigators are building criminal cases against eight Southeast Asian companies they suspect of being responsible for raging fires that have blanketed neighboring...
View ArticleFires started by locals within concession areas, says Sime Darby
KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Plantation has confirmed that five hotspots were detected from June 11 to 19 in concession areas of PT Bhumireksa Nusa Sejati, a company owned by PT Minamas Gemilang, in Riau...
View ArticleHaze: Sime Darby says satellite data confirms no fires on its Indonesia...
KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Plantations confirmed Wednesday that no fires occurred in its plantation areas in Indonesia. The multinational company said it had reviewed hotspot data from the National...
View ArticleSatellite data confirm no fire at Sime Darby plantations in Indonesia
KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Plantations today confirmed that no fires occurred in its plantation areas in Indonesia. The multinational company today said it has reviewed hotspot data from the National...
View Article26 Jun 2013 - Satellite Data Confirms No Fires on Sime Darby Areas (Sime...
(Source: Sime Darby Berhad) Satellite Data Confirms No Fires on Sime Darby Areas Sime Darby Plantation has provided satellite data of hotspots, matched against its own concession area map to relevant...
View ArticlePalm oil body criticised over inquiry into members' role in Indonesian fires
Greenpeace says industry needs to 'set bar higher' than RSPO, its self-regulation organisation to promote sustainability A firefighter braves the smoke caused by the forest fires in Riau province,...
View ArticleRSPO members implicated in air pollution crisis, says Greenpeace
Activists claim maps show Indonesian fire hotspots on land of firms that belong to palm oil industry sustainability body Smoke rises from a fire in Riau province, Indonesia. The latest crisis has...
View ArticleIndonesia names eight companies with Malaysian links investigated for burning
JAKARTA: The Indonesian Environment Minister Balthasar Kambuaya has identified eight companies with Malaysian links that are being...
View Article14 Dec 2012 - Sime Darby’s response to report by Basta! and Friends of the...
(Source: Sime Darby Berhad) Sime Darby's response to report by Basta! and Friends of the Earth Liberia Sime Darby is proud to be a significant investor in Liberia. As a Malaysian company, it knows...
View Article8 Mar 2013 - PM Launches Sime Darby Plantation Housing Scheme For Carey...
(Source: Sime Darby Berhad) PM Launches Sime Darby Plantation Housing Scheme For Carey Island Plantation Workers Affordable Housing to Improve Quality of Life Kuala Langat, 8 March 2013 - Prime...
View ArticlePalm Oil Poised to Surge 24% as Demand Returns, Sime Darby Says
Palm oil, the world’s most used cooking oil, is set to rally as much as 24 percent in the next eight months as a pickup in global demand and decline in output help to reduce record stockpiles,...
View Article20 Mar 2013 - Statement on Recent Allegations against Sime Darby Plantation...
(Source: Sime Darby Berhad) Statement on Recent Allegations against Sime Darby Plantation Liberia (SDPL) Recently several allegations have been levelled against Sime Darby Plantation Liberia Inc...
View ArticleMalaysian companies burning land: Ministry
A preliminary report of an investigation conducted by the Environment Ministry has indicated eight palm oil plantation companies belonging to Malaysian investors involved in land burning in...
View ArticlePalanivel to meet reps of Malaysian-owned firms in Indonesia suspected of...
PETALING JAYA: Environment and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri G. Palanivel will meet representatives of Malaysian-owned plantations in Indonesia suspected of contributing to the haze. He will...
View ArticleIndonesia's forest fire smoke blows deeper into Malaysia
Pollution level in smog covered parts of the country jumps to above hazardous level as Singapore gets temporary respite Link to video: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, engulfed by pollution haze Singapore was...
View ArticleSmoking gun in Malaysian hands
Preliminary investigations have singled out eight plantation companies owned by Malaysian investors as the source of forest fires in Riau that have caused Southeast Asia’s worst ever air pollution...
View ArticleMalaysia Imposes Emergency in Haze Areas; Singapore Improves
Malaysia declared a state of emergency in some areas after air pollution from illegal burning of forests and peat lands in Indonesia reached hazardous levels, while Singapore breathed easier as winds...
View Article21 Jun 2013 - No Fire in Sime Darby's Indonesian Areas (Sime Darby Berhad)
(Source: Sime Darby Berhad) No Fire in Sime Darby's Indonesian Areas Sime Darby Plantation would like to stress that there are no fires in any of our operating areas in Indonesia. The company...
View ArticleSime Darby: No fires in our operating areas in Indonesia
PETALING JAYA: Sime Darby Plantation has clarified that there are no fires in any of its operating areas in Indonesia. In a statement, the company said it strictly abided by its zero burning policy...
View Article24 Jun 2013 - Sime Darby Reiterates Stand on Zero Burning in Indonesian...
(Source: Sime Darby Berhad) Sime Darby Reiterates Stand on Zero Burning in Indonesian Estates Sime Darby Plantation would like to categorically state that there are no fires in any of its operating...
View Article9 Oct 2013 - Yayasan Sime Darby allocates USD500,000 for scholarships in...
(Source: Sime Darby Berhad) Yayasan Sime Darby allocates USD500,000 for scholarships in Liberia this year Monrovia, 9 October 2013 - For the second year running, Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) awarded...
View Article9 Jan 2014 - First RSPO Certification For Sime Darby Plantation's Indonesian...
(Source: Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd) Certification achieved a year ahead of schedule Kuala Lumpur, 9 January 2014 - Sime Darby Plantation Sdn. Bhd., the plantation arm of the Sime Darby Group, has...
View Article14 Nov 2013 - Sime Darby Plantation Makes Sustainability Leap (Sime Darby...
(Source: Sime Darby Berhad) Sime Darby Plantation Makes Sustainability Leap Sime Darby Jomalina becomes its first Malaysian refinery supplyingsegregated certified sustainable palm products Kuala...
View Article9 Jan 2014 - First RSPO Certification For Sime Darby Plantation's Indonesian...
(Source: Sime Darby Berhad) First RSPO Certification For Sime Darby Plantation's Indonesian Smallholders Certification achieved a year ahead of schedule Kuala Lumpur, 9 January 2014 - Sime Darby...
View Article12 Dec 2013 - Sime Darby’s Response to The Spectacle Blog (Sime Darby Berhad)
(Source: Sime Darby Berhad) Sime Darby's Response to The Spectacle Blog 12 December 2013 - Oil palm is highly nutritious and the single most efficient edible oil crop in the world. Five to ten hectares...
View Article14 Dec 2013 - Sime Darby Contributes To Flood Victims On The East Coast (Sime...
(Source: Sime Darby Berhad) Sime Darby Contributes To Flood Victims On The East Coast The Group and Yayasan Sime Darby have allocated RM500,000 for essential supplies and relief efforts Kuala Lumpur,...
View ArticleSingapore Wants Strong Response as Indonesia Lists Fire Sites
Singapore wants “strong, firm, effective” action against local companies that may be involved in illegal burning of forests and peat lands in Indonesia, contributing to the city-state’s worst pollution...
View Article20 Mar 2014 - Sime Darby Clarifies Reports on Fire in Liberia (Sime Darby...
(Source: Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd) SDPL is working with the Liberian authorities to ascertain the cause of the fire Monrovia, 20 March 2014 - Sime Darby Plantation Liberia Inc (SDPL) would like to...
View Article20 Mar 2014 - Sime Darby Clarifies Reports on Fire in Liberia (Sime Darby...
(Source: Sime Darby Berhad) Sime Darby Clarifies Reports on Fire in Liberia SDPL is working with the Liberian authorities to ascertain the cause of the fire Monrovia, 20 March 2014 - Sime Darby...
View ArticleSime Darby willing to discuss with Indonesia on concession
KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Plantation is willing to discuss with the Indonesian authorities on its concession in that country, and its partial occupation by local communities. In a...
View Article18 Jul 2013 - Statement on Indonesian Concession (Sime Darby Berhad)
(Source: Sime Darby Berhad) Statement on Indonesian Concession 18 July 2013 - Reference is made to recent articles on Sime Darby Plantation's position with regard to our land in Indonesia and the...
View Article24 Sep 2013 - Sime Darby Industrial Debuts Pink Hydraulic Excavator in...
(Source: Sime Darby Berhad) Sime Darby Industrial Debuts Pink Hydraulic Excavator in Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, 24 September 2013 - For the first time, Sime Darby Industrial will be introducing a pink Cat...
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