still have ar?

Sinkie bus only know to line dance in their pyjamas   Damn lau kui  

Haha you're not wrong there 😄 But there's a few important nuances!       📊 Current Situation   Right now, the panel is fixed — only these 3 investigation firms are on it:   - Control Risks Group - FTI Consulting (Singapore) - Kroll Singapore   Plus 4 legal advisers. Companies must pick one from each list — they can't just hire any ISO audit firm.   🚀 But real opportunity is coming!   - MinLaw said "more firms or legal advisers may be added to the panel" — so getting your firm accredited/shortlisted is the play here - The THPA amendments (tabled Nov 3) will make it mandatory by law for firms to appoint assessors — non-compliance = an offence  - This is just the first wave of 10 firms. If the framework works, it could become a permanent requirement for all palm oil, pulp & paper, and agribusiness firms operating in Singapore - Beyond the statutory audits: companies will need pre-assessments, gap analysis, ISO 14001 (environmental management), ISO 26000 (social responsibility), supply chain certification — all to get themselves ready before the official panel assessors show up   💡 So where ISO firms fit in   You probably won't get on the official panel easily — those are big-name forensic/investigation firms. BUT every one of those 10 companies will be scrambling to:   - ✅ Conduct internal pre-audits - ✅ Map supply chains & trace suppliers - ✅ Certify against sustainability standards (RSPO, PEFC, FSC) - ✅ Prepare environmental management systems - ✅ Train teams on documentation & compliance   That's where your business is — the whole compliance ecosystem growing up around this law 🌱   Smart firms will position themselves now as "THPA Readiness Auditors" — help companies clean up their house before the official panel comes knocking. 😏    

Firms in haze probe must pay for investigators from new panel of 6 firms, top lawyer   https://sg.news.yahoo.com/6-firms-one-lawyer-appointed-010000819.html?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=YahooSingapore   The official announcement of the Specialist Panel and Legal Advisers marks the operational blueprint of Singapore's new haze enforcement mechanism. MinLaw and NEA have officially named the elite lineup of investigation firms, top law practices, and legal counsel tasked with auditing the 10 targeted agribusiness conglomerates. 1. The Heavyweight Lineup The government has assembled a robust, multi-disciplinary panel to bypass the old cross-border evidence deadlock:  * Forensic Investigation & Risk Advisory Firms:    * Control Risks Group    * FTI Consulting (Singapore)    * Kroll Singapore  * Legal & Arbitration Powerhouses:    * Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP    * TSMP Law Corporation    * WongPartnership LLP    * Toby Landau KC (of Duxton Hill Chambers) 2. The Government’s Legal Anchor Alongside the panel, Davinder Singh Chambers has been officially appointed as the government's legal adviser to coordinate the panel's work and ensure that the forensic reports yield the exact evidentiary standard required by the NEA and the Attorney-General's Chambers. 3. How the Mechanism Works (The "Pay-to-Be-Audited" Model) This announcement confirms every element of the strategy we’ve been tracking:  * At Corporate Expense: The 10 companies under scrutiny are legally required to hire independent assessors from this approved panel using their own corporate funds.  * The Scope: The assessors will dissect their supply chains, corporate structures, concession records, and financial flows to trace accountability.  * Backing It with Statute: MinLaw is moving forward with tabling the amendments to the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act (THPA) in Parliament next month to give this entire independent assessment framework absolute legal teeth. As SM Shanmugam noted, if the audits prove the companies are clean, it clears their name; if they find obstruction or corporate negligence, the statutory hamme r drops immediately.  

The tycoons and conglomerates behind the 10 firms in Singapore’s haze probe   https://sg.news.yahoo.com/owns-10-pore-firms-targeted-155738186.html?utm_source=Telegram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=YahooSingapore   **Who owns the 10 Singapore firms targeted by the haze law?**   (From Yahoo News Singapore / The Straits Times, updated 24 October 2026)   On 23 October 2026, Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) issued notices under the country’s haze law to 10 Singapore-based firms as part of a widening probe into companies linked to transboundary haze. This followed earlier notices to 10 Indonesian firms. Some of the Singapore companies responded quickly, saying they would cooperate. Senior Minister K. Shanmugam had warned that errant firms would no longer be allowed to hide behind complex structures or borders, and that Singapore would use every legal and regulatory lever available.   Using corporate documents and filings, the article details the ownership and key figures behind these firms:   ### Sinar Mas group (3 firms) - **APP Company**, **APP Company (China)**, and **Golden Agri International**. - Controlled by the Widjaja family (estimated net worth US$28.3 billion / S$36.1 billion; ranked 3rd among Indonesia’s richest in Forbes 2025). - APP (Asia Pulp & Paper) was previously linked to the 2015 haze; several of its Indonesian pulpwood suppliers received preventive notices then and again in 2026. One additional firm may also have ties to APP. - APP recorded an operating profit of US$1.65 billion in 2025; popular brands include Paseo and Nice. - Directors of APP Company include Japanese national Kunihiko Naito and Indonesian national Suresh Kilam. APP China directors include Singaporean Jennifer Loy Huey Ling and Singapore PR Linda Suryasari Wijaya Limantara (a Widjaja family member). - Bernard Tan (former SAF brigadier-general, former FAS head, former DBS Indonesia country head) leads APP Group’s sustainability committee. - Golden Agri International is under Sinar Mas, shares offices at Golden Agri Plaza in Pasir Panjang, and is mainly owned by SGX-listed Golden Agri-Resources. Chairman and CEO is Franky Oesman Widjaja; his daughter Jesslyne (Singapore citizen) is executive director of strategy, people and transformation.   ### Wilmar International - Largest agribusiness among the 10. Founded by Singaporean billionaire Kuok Khoon Hong and Indonesian businessman Martua Sitorus. Kuok remains chairman and CEO. - Board includes former Singapore foreign minister George Yeo, Eco-Business founder Jessica Cheam, and SPH Media Chinese Media Group editor-in-chief Lee Huay Leng. - On 16 October it acknowledged fires in some Indonesian concessions but said they originated outside boundaries or on land farmed by local communities.   ### Indofood Agri Resources - SGX-listed; parent is Indofood Sukses Makmur (maker of Indomie noodles). Owned by the Salim Group, headed by Anthoni Salim (Singapore PR). His son Axton Salim is a non-executive director. - Chairman is Philip Yeo (former EDB chairman and special adviser in the PMO).   ### Bumitama Agri - Founded 1996, SGX-listed since 2012. CEO is Lim Gunawan Hariyanto (Singapore PR). Operates under the Harita Group (founded by his grandfather, expanded by father Lim Hariyanto Wijaya Sarwono). - Another plantation firm owned by the elder Lim was named in a Greenpeace report on haze-linked fires.   ### First Resources - Controlled via Eight Capital (British Virgin Islands) and a family trust for the benefit of the Fangiono family. Beneficiaries include Wirastuty, Wirasneny, Myra Ting An (also known as Wirashery), Ciliandra, Fang Zhixiang (also Sigih), Ciliandrew Fangiono, and descendants. Family members are Singapore citizens or PRs. - Patriarch Martias was sentenced to prison in 2007 for corruption related to oil-palm licences used to access rainforest in Borneo. - CEO is son Ciliandra Fangiono; deputy CEO is son Sigih Fangiono. Chairman/independent director is Chang See Hiang. - A First Resources plantation (Kayung Agro Lestari) ranked high in Greenpeace’s list of haze source points (25 spots, burning for 7 days). The company stated that hotspots alone do not prove origin or responsibility.   ### Kencana Agri - SGX-listed since 2008. Produces crude palm oil and palm kernel oil in Indonesia (land bank ~107,782 ha). - Run by the Maknawi family: chairman Henry Maknawi; executive vice-chairperson sister Ratna Maknawi (Singapore PR); CEO/executive director is Henry’s son Albert. Director Charles Loo Cheau Leong is also deputy COO and CFO of Wilmar. - On 16 October it reported Indonesian authorities inspected a North Kalimantan concession where ~62 ha were affected by fire, which it said spread from adjacent land.   ### TSH Resources (2 firms) - **TSH Global Plantation** and **TSH Oversea**. - Linked to Malaysian oil-palm group TSH Resources (primary listing Bursa Malaysia, secondary on SGX). Chaired by co-founder Kelvin Tan Aik Pen (Singapore PR, residential address in Sentosa Cove). - On 22 October it reported 274 hotspots within concession boundaries in 2026 but said none were in planted/operational areas. Operates ~36,000 ha planted in Kalimantan and Sumatra. An Indonesian subsidiary was earlier fined ~RM42 million (S$13 million) for cultivating land outside approved areas.   **Source**: The Straits Times (SPH Media). The article notes that some companies have responded and pledged cooperation.