Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan on Monday (Sep 14) spoke with Indonesian Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya Bakar and reiterated Singapore’s offer of help to combat forest fires, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said…
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Indonesia has declared a haze emergency in Sumatra’s Riau province, as the choking smoke surged way past already hazardous levels and forced thousands to flee Pekanbaru, Riau’s capital, which is about 280km away from Singapore. The deteriorating situation – the…
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A number of schools have cancelled or moved outdoor activities indoors as the haze situation in Singapore worsens. At Ang Mo Kio Secondary School, physical education classes were moved into the indoor sports hall when the school reopened yesterday after…
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Jakarta. Vice President Jusuf Kalla has denounced neighboring Singapore and Malaysia for complaining about the severe haze caused every year by Indonesian forest fires. He said he took note of the way the neighboring countries had kept complaining when toxic haze…
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SINGAPORE – Air quality in the Republic has worsened, prompting authorities to write to Indonesia expressing “deep concern” over the situation. A thin veil of grey hung over most areas of Singapore on Friday while the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index…
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