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Indonesia suffers setback in fight against haze

Published Wed, Dec 30, 2015 · 09:50 PM

Jakarta

INDONESIA'S efforts to penalise the companies allegedly responsible for its annual forest fires suffered a setback on Wednesday after a judge rejected a US$565 million lawsuit against a pulp and paper firm.

Indonesia brought a civil case in a South Sumatra court against PT Bumi Mekar Hijau (BMH), a supplier to Asia Pulp and Paper, one of the world's biggest pulp and paper companies.

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