JCorp Denies Links to Indonesia Forest Fires — SkimNews
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- Onn Hafiz Ghazi said in an Oct 29 Facebook post that JCorp has no links to the forest and land fires in Indonesia, calling the allegations false and misleading and stating that transparency and accountability demands "must be based on facts and credible evidence."
- JCorp said in an official statement that it and its subsidiaries do not operate any plantations outside Malaysia, a direct rebuttal to claims linking it to ownership or current operations of the Indonesian plantation companies at issue.
- Kulim, the wholly-owned JCorp unit, divested its interests in five Indonesian plantation companies in 2007, then sold its entire equity stakes in two more on July 6, 2023 — the exit history behind the state's denial.
- Walhi said on Oct 26 that 21 companies linked to business groups with Malaysian ties were involved in Indonesian forest and land fires between January and September 2026, publishing the mapping analysis titled "Who Are Behind The Fires."
- Kalimantan forest fires have burned for more than three months, exacerbated by severe dry conditions, the backdrop against which the 21-company mapping was compiled.
- Johor said it will defend the state's integrity, credibility and reputation with facts and evidence against what Onn Hafiz described as unfounded allegations.
Why it matters: Johor's defence rests on ownership records — Kulim's 2007 exit from five Indonesian plantation firms and its July 6, 2023 sale of two others — rather than a fresh investigation, putting the evidentiary weight on Walhi's 21-company mapping to substantiate any tie between Malaysian interests and the burning Kalimantan sites.
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