Neighbors turn up the heat on Indonesia over forest fires

By ANNABELLE LIANG and VIJAY JOSHI | Associated Press – 23 hours ago

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JAKARTA: A group of Indonesian residents in Jambi, South Sumatra are in the final stages of preparing a class action lawsuit against five companies responsible for the forest fires that have caused massive air pollution in Indonesia and across the region.

They are expected to serve notice to these companies this month.

Mr Musri Nauli is one of 20 advocates representing the residents of Jambi in a lawsuit against companies suspected of burning land. These companies are Asia Agri, Golen Agri Resources, Wilmar, Sime Darby and Asia Pulp and Paper.

More than 50 locals of the Indonesian province of Sumatra have stepped forward to act, and to see justice served.

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ricky l • a second agoRemove

Hope this group of residents are successful in their lawsuits against these unethical companies who indulge in slash and burn method that spew poisonous gas - harming the health of millions of people and hurting the business of the so many people.

Teach them a lesson - so that they will never burn again.