Companies found guilty of forest fires in Indonesia would be blacklisted and could face criminal sanctions. Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Luhut Panjaitan said President Joko Widodo has agreed with the proposal. Speaking to reporters at the…
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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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Masyarakat dan ekonomi Singapura dan Malaysia saling bergantung rapat antara satu sama lain. Disebabkan pergantungan tersebut, masalah Malaysia dengan mudah boleh menjadi masalah Singapura, kata Perdana Menteri Lee Hsien Loong. “Jika Malaysia mengalami masalah, tidak mantap atau berpecah-belah, ia akan…
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Indonesia negara yang penting bagi Singapura kerana sebagai negara besar ia menentukan “nada” bagi rantau ini. Justeru, apabila Indonesia mantap, semua negara jirannya akan meraih faedah. Tetapi jika Indonesia berada dalam keadaan yang tidak menentu, Asia Tenggara boleh terjejas, seperti…
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