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| June 11, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From The Jakarta Post)

The government said on Tuesday it would investigate two companies which, according to environmental group Greenpeace's recent investigative report, have been allegedly involved in the supplying of illegal logs from Indonesian rainforests to build the UK's new home ministry office building in London.

State Minister of Environment Nabiel Makarim said on Tuesday that the government would "chase after" the two timber companies identified as PT Sumalindo Lestari Jaya and PT Raja Garuda Mas, to prove the report.

"We'll take harsh actions if the two companies are guilty of stealing logs from protected forests, but it won't be easy…

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