Supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice announced on Wednesday (Oct 7) that it will withdraw all paper products sourced from Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP), after the Singapore Environment Council (SEC) said it has instituted a temporary restriction on the use…
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Many Singaporeans have taken to donning masks or staying indoors as the Pollutant Standards Index climbs to unhealthy levels. But not Mr Judah Jay, 60. Instead, he headed straight for the forest fires in Jambi, a province in Sumatra, to…
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With four people cramped in a one-room flat, Mr Thiagarajan’s family need three fans to make sure it didn’t get too stuffy. As PSI levels hit the unhealthy range this month, they had to buy two more fans just so…
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JAKARTA — The Indonesian government is open to help from any country, including Singapore, if they wish to assist in fighting the forest fires that are causing the haze in the region, Indonesian Vice-President Jusuf Kalla said yesterday (Sept 27)….
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As the season of haze returns to our shores, some Singaporeans may feel helpless about the smoky, unhealthy air blown our way from the south. But a group of volunteers are determined to take up the fight against the haze,…
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