Palm oil land litigations in Indonesia: Cases involving malaysian MNE sime darby plantation berhad

This issue if not resolved can lead to the failure of the MNEs’ investment and may affect FDI flows into Indonesia. The main objective of this paper is to examine the case law litigation and related information elicited from qualitative sources and interviews with relevant persons involving land issues in carrying out palm oil plantation ventures in Indonesia by Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (‘SDPB’) (being a subsidiary of Sime Darby Berhad). Qualitative social and legal research methodologies were used in this writing.