In 2015, Mewah through its subsidiaries in Indonesia PT Nilam Suryajaya entered into conditional sale and purchase agreement to buy PT Sanggam Harapan Sejahtera, a company that found to have cleared forest approximately 1,500 ha between November 2017 to December 2019. Later in 2018, Mewah announced that the agreement was expired and no longer would pursue the acquisition. Despite this statement, Aidenvironment found that Mewah still has significant link with PT Sanggam Harapan Sejahtera. The director of PT Sanggam Harapan Sejahtera’s majority shareholder has also been the director of Mewah’s associated company, Ecolex Sdn Bhd. This associated company is owned by The Cheo’s, the grandchildren of Mewah’s founder.