Prabowo Orders Raja Juli to Target Large Entities; Five Permits Revoked
The Minister of Forestry, Raja Juli Antoni, admitted to receiving orders from President Prabowo Subianto to strictly enforce the law regarding forest and land fire (karhutla) cases in Indonesia. Consequently, he announced the revocation of business permits for five companies across West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, and Central Kalimantan on Monday (21/09/2026).
The revocation of these five companies’ permits, he stated, is part of the law enforcement process regarding forest fires and is a consequence of violations committed by the companies.
“This (the revocation of company permits) is part of the President’s order—law enforcement that does not discriminate, is not only sharp towards the small, but also sharp towards the top,” said Raja Juli, as quoted from an official statement on the Ministry of Forestry website on Tuesday (22/09/2026).
Raja Juli emphasised that concession holders or Social Forestry Business Permit (PBPH) holders have an obligation to maintain their areas and fulfil the obligations attached to the permits granted to them.
“However, once again, because they ignored and did not care about this, I have revoked those five today,” said Raja Juli.
According to Raja Juli, the five companies hold a total concession area of 92,464 hectares (ha), with 1,169.13 ha of that area having been burnt.
The five companies whose permits were revoked are:
PT Wana Lestari Jaya in Sanggau and Sekadau, West Kalimantan, with a concession area of approximately 29,140 ha and 47.84 ha burnt.
PT Prima Multi Buana in Banjar, South Kalimantan, with a concession area of 11,882 ha and 18.20 ha burnt.
PT Pancaran Wana Nusa in Lamandau, Central Kalimantan, with an area of 3,812 ha and 497 ha burnt.
PT Grace Putri Perdana in Lamandau, Sukamara, and Ketapang, with an area of 28,990 ha and 374.99 ha burnt.
PT Babugus Wahana Lestari in Kapuas, Central Kalimantan, with an area of 18,640 ha and 231.10 ha burnt.
He hopes that this law enforcement will serve as a deterrent to other companies under the Ministry of Forestry to prevent both intentional burning and negligence regarding forest fires.
“Therefore, once again, I hope this serves as a deterrent to all other companies under the Ministry of Forestry so they do not engage in burning or negligence,” he added.
Decrease in Hotspot Numbers
On the other hand, the Ministry of Forestry stated that the latest monitoring shows a significant decrease in high-confidence hotspots nationwide.
At the same time, the Ministry of Forestry, together with the BNPB (National Disaster Management Agency), affirmed that they are continuing to strengthen control operations in Central Kalimantan, including direct evaluations at the Tumbang Nusa Peat Camp and strengthening law enforcement against concession holders deemed to have violated forest fire control obligations.
Based on data from the Ministry of Forestry’s SiPongi system, sourced from NASA Terra/Aqua, SNPP, and NOAA-20 satellites, as of Monday (21/09/2026) at 21:10 WIB, 688 high-confidence hotspots were detected nationwide, a decrease of 844 points compared to 1,532 points on Sunday (20/09/2026).
In the six priority provinces, high-confidence hotspots were recorded as follows:
Central Kalimantan: 228 points, down from 968 points.
South Kalimantan: 71 points, up from 39 points.
West Kalimantan: 36 points, down from 98 points.
South Sumatra: 23 points, down from 285 points.
Jambi: 2 points, down from 26 points.
Riau: 0 points, down from 1 point.
“Overall, high-confidence hotspots in the six priority provinces decreased from 1,417 to 360 points, or a reduction of approximately 74.6 per cent in one day,” wrote the Ministry of Forestry.
“The largest decrease in terms of numbers occurred in Central Kalimantan and South Sumatra. Nevertheless, Central Kalimantan still recorded the highest number of hotspots among the six priority provinces, while South Kalimantan was the only one of the six to show an increase compared to the previous day,” the Ministry added.