More than 50 Indonesian companies are being punished for their role in causing the haze that blanketed South East Asia earlier this year.
The government has not named the firms, but released the initials and general location of 30 of the 56 companies who are being punished
Only one of the companies was confirmed to be foreign-owned.
Another is a supplier to one of the World’s Biggest Paper and Pulp Producers Asia Pulp & Paper.
Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya said other companies would be punished for not putting out blazes that reached their areas
The forest fires that caused the haze are the result of illegal slash-and-burn practices. The fires are used to clear land for palm oil and pulp wood plantations.
It is illegal in Indonesia to clear more than two hectares of land.
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