新加坡资深部长兼内政部长K·尚穆加姆周二警告称，若几家在新加坡上市的农业公司在导致笼罩城邦的雾霾中存在责任，它们将无法“逃脱责任”，导致这些公司股价当天下跌。
Shares of several Singapore-listed agricultural companies fell Tuesday after Senior Minister K Shanmugam warned they won't "escape responsibility" for their possible role in the haze blanketing the city-state.
尚穆加姆表示，公司不能通过不同的公司结构玩“躲猫猫”游戏，以为这样就能规避责任。他透露，新加坡交易所已对七家公司进行了询问。
"Companies cannot play hide and seek" with different corporate structures, hoping that will help them, Shanmugam said, revealing that seven companies had been questioned by the Singapore Exchange.
Bumitama Agri股价一度下跌6.5%，而First Resources跌至4.83%的低点。金光集团资源和Wilmar International股价均下跌近2%。
Bumitama Agri fell as much as 6.5%, while First Resources dropped to a low of 4.83%. Golden Agri Resources and Wilmar International slipped almost 2%.
我们将动用手头的一切法律和监管杠杆，在关键施压点施加压力，包括对其利润、融资渠道以及投资者信心的影响。尚穆加姆，新加坡资深部长尚穆加姆同时也是新加坡城邦的内政部长，他表示，部分火灾或烟雾来源点似乎与First Resources、Bumitama Agri以及非上市公司First Borneo Plantations有关联。
We will use every legal and regulatory lever at our disposal to exert pressure where it matters, including on their bottom lines, including on their access to financing, and including on their standing with investors.K ShanmugamSenior Minister, Singapore Shanmugam, who is also home affairs minister for the city-state, said that some of the fires or smoke source points seem to be associated with First Resources, Bumitama Agri, as well as non-listed First Borneo Plantations.
他举例说：“以First Resources为例。该公司曾发布一份关于其零燃烧政策和消防努力的详细声明……但无论声明写得多好，都不够。拿出证据来。”
"Take, for example, First Resources. It issued a detailed statement on its zero burning policy and firefighting efforts ... but statements, no matter how well drafted, are not good enough.
部长点名的其他公司还有金光集团资源、Wilmar International、Kencana Agri、Indofood Agri和TSH Resources。
Show us the evidence." The other companies named by the minister were Golden Agri-Resources, Wilmar International, Kencana Agri, Indofood Agri and TSH Resources.
过去几周，雾霾已影响新加坡和马来西亚的商业及日常生活，新加坡的空气质量达到自2015年以来未见的水平。马来西亚柔佛巴鲁州的学校也因空气质量达到不健康水平而停课。
The haze has affected businesses and daily life in Singapore and Malaysia in the past few weeks, with the air quality in Singapore hitting levels not seen since 2015. Schools in the state of Johor Bahru in Malaysia have also closed due to the air quality reaching unhealthy levels.
“他们不应低估新加坡政府采取行动的决心，” 尚穆甘说，并补充道：“我们将动用我们所能使用的每一项法律和监管杠杆，在关键处施加压力，包括对他们的利润底线，包括对他们的融资渠道，以及包括对他们在投资者中的声誉。” 他还透露，如果有必要，新加坡甚至可能“紧急修订法律或推出新法律”，以确保合作。潜在与雾霾有关联的公司也将接受审查，以确定它们是否仍符合政府补贴或激励措施的标准。
"They should not underestimate the Singapore government's determination to act," Shanmugam said, adding, "we will use every legal and regulatory lever at our disposal to exert pressure where it matters, including on their bottom lines, including on their access to financing, and including on their standing with investors." He also revealed that Singapore could even amend laws or introduce new laws "on an urgent basis" to ensure cooperation, if needed. Companies potentially linked to the haze would also be examined if they still meet the standards for government grants or incentives.
当被问及新加坡的行动是否会影响城邦与雅加达之间的双边关系时，尚穆甘驳回了这一担忧，他说：“我们的人民正在受苦。这些专家认为我们应该怎么做？在采取任何行动保护我们自己的人民之前，我们应该发抖吗？这不是新加坡的做法。” 他是在回应关于本地媒体《今日早报》的一篇文章的提问，该文章引用法律专家称，新加坡对印尼造成雾霾的公司采取的行动可能具有外交影响。
When asked if Singapore's actions will affect bilateral relations between the city-state and Jakarta, Shanmugam dismissed the concern, saying, "Our people are suffering. What do these experts think we are supposed to do? Shiver in our shoes before we take any action to protect our own people? That's not the Singapore approach." He was responding to a question about an article published by local media outlet CNA, which cited legal experts saying that actions taken by Singapore against haze-causing firms in Indonesia may carry diplomatic implications.
“如果我们这样思考，那就不会有新加坡了，我们也不认为应该存在任何双边问题。印尼人民同样也在受苦，解决造成这些问题的公司对印尼的利益而言，和对我们一样重要。” 他表示，新加坡针对公司的行动与印尼总统普拉博沃·苏比安托的广泛政策是一致的。“事实上，我们希望得到印尼的全力配合，共同追究这些公司的责任，” 尚穆甘补充道。
"If we think like that, there will be no Singapore, and we do not think there should be any bilateral issues. The Indonesian public is suffering as well, and it is in Indonesia's interests as much as ours to deal with the companies that are causing these problems." He said that Singapore's actions against companies are aligned with the broad policies of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. "In fact, we hope to get full cooperation from Indonesia in going after the companies," Shanmugam added