Jakarta (The Indonesian News) – Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni affirmed that the government has imposed administrative sanctions in the form of license suspensions, along with mandatory forest ecosystem restoration, on six companies found to have been involved in forest and land fires.
The six corporations are suspected of being responsible for the burning of 7,531 hectares of land across West Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan.
Through this step, the government is ensuring that law enforcement in wildfire cases does not target only small-scale actors but also reaches large businesses.
“We are also clear — it is the President’s order that law enforcement must not be sharp downward but blunt upward, not only hitting small people, small farmers, but also corporations,” Raja Juli said in a press briefing at the State Palace on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
In detail, he said four of the six corporations hold Forest Utilization Business Licenses (PBPH) for natural forests, while the other two hold PBPH for plantation forests. The six companies have a combined concession area of 201,391 hectares.
The six companies are PT Hasil Kalimantan Jaya, with a concession area of 36,745 hectares and 4,803 hectares burned; PT Taiyong Engreen, with a concession area of 59,810 hectares and 1,049 hectares burned; and PT Hutan Produksi Lestari, with a concession area of 10,050 hectares and 718 hectares burned.
In addition, PT Ramang Agro Lestari has a concession area of 13,580 hectares, with 420 hectares burned; PT Puspa Warna Cemerlang has a concession area of 12,920 hectares, with 348 hectares burned; and PT Sinergi Hutan Sejati has a concession area of 68,286 hectares, with 193 hectares burned.
Raja Juli said the administrative sanctions took effect on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
“So as of today, we are imposing license suspensions along with mandatory ecosystem restoration on the six companies I mentioned,” he said.
With the addition of these six corporations, the government has now imposed administrative sanctions on a total of 32 corporations linked to wildfires this year. The 32 companies have a combined concession area of 1,931,115 hectares, with burned land reaching 18,489 hectares.
Beyond administrative sanctions, the Ministry of Forestry is also leaving open the possibility of pursuing cases through criminal channels. Raja Juli said his office has coordinated with the National Police chief to align wildfire case handling between the Ministry of Forestry and the police.
He said the Ministry of Forestry’s Directorate General of Forestry Law Enforcement will meet with the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) next week to reconcile case data and synchronize the handling of cases that can be followed up jointly.
“Law enforcement is one of the most important elements in addressing wildfires this year,” he concluded.
Source: Press Release, Indonesian Government Communication Agency (Bakom)
