Indonesia, Oct. 12 -- The Indonesian government will soon impose severe administrative sanctions-including the suspension and revocation of business licenses-on five to six additional companies linked to ongoing forest and land fires across the country.

"There are five or six more companies whose licenses I will soon announce as being either suspended or revoked," Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni said while inspecting fire response operations in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, on Monday.

The government has already taken law enforcement action against 26 companies for failing to meet statutory obligations regarding fire prevention and control within their concessions.

Raja Juli warned that the government will enforce regulations without...