3 Singapore companies say they will cooperate with authorities after receiving notices under haze law
SINGAPORE — Three of the 10 Singapore-based firms issued legal notices under the Republic's haze law have said they will co-operate with the authority's requests for information on their links to fires in Indonesia.As at 2pm today (Oct 24), Wilmar International, Bumitama Agri and First Resources declared in filings on the Singapore Exchange that they have received the notices and intend to comply.Wilmar International was the first to announce its plan to comply with the directive from the National Environment Agency (NEA) close to midnight on Oct 23. This was about three hours after the agency first announced that it had issued the legal notices.Wilmar's spokesperson later told ST that it is working to provide the relevant documents and information, and will provide more information when there are material updates.First Resources said in its filing at 1.15am on Oct 24 that it has agreed to provide the necessary details. It was signed off by its secretary Victor Lai Kuan Loong.