Big Win for Forests

The government has been granted compensation of Rp1.08 trillion from a Sampoerna Agro subsidiary for damage stemming from fires. The company argued the fires originated on community-owned land.

August 23, 2016

JASMIN Ragil Utomo's worries vanished after he received a text message from his staff present at the South Jakarta District Court. That Thursday afternoon two weeks ago, the director for disputes resolution at the environment and forestry ministry found out the ministry had prevailed in the civil suit against National Sago Prima.

Ragil had been waiting for the moment for weeks, with judges twice having postponed the reading of the verdict.

The envir

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