Johor Rejects JCorp Link to Indonesia Forest Fires — SkimNews
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- Walhi said on Oct 26 that 21 companies linked to business groups with Malaysian ties were involved in forest and land fires in Indonesia between January and September 2026, according to its mapping-analysis report “Who are Behind the Fires.”
- Onn Hafiz Ghazi said in an Oct 29 Facebook post that allegations linking JCorp to the ownership or current operations of the Indonesian plantation companies and the fires were “false and misleading.”
- JCorp said in an official statement that neither the state investment arm nor its subsidiaries operates plantations outside Malaysia.
- Kulim, a wholly owned JCorp unit, divested its interests in five Indonesian plantation companies in 2007 and its entire equity interests in two more on July 6, 2023.
- Kalimantan’s forest fires had burned for more than three months, with severe dry conditions exacerbating the blaze.
Why it matters: Johor’s response turns a broad allegation into a testable corporate-history claim: Walhi names 21 Malaysian-linked companies, while the state points to five Indonesian plantation exits in 2007 and two more on July 6, 2023. The immediate consequence for JCorp and Johor is that their credibility, not established liability, is directly at stake.
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