Singapore proposes regional haze control centre in Indonesia

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ASEAN's meteorological centre has activated its highest haze alert level for the southern region as toxic smoke from Indonesian forest fires continues to disrupt daily life across Southeast Asia, closing schools and

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Singapore will work with Asean member ⁠states to strengthen ⁠the implementation of ⁠an agreement on transboundary haze when it chairs the regional bloc next year, the country’s environment minister said on Tuesday.
It will also work with the bloc to establish ‌the Asean Coordinating Centre for Transboundary Haze Pollution Control in Indonesia, said Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu.
Infographic showing the level of haze in the region around Indonesia according to CAMS data. Photo: John Saeki/AFP.
In response to questions in parliament, Fu said the coordinating centre will strengthen cooperation and coordination in managing land and forest fires ⁠and transboundary haze.

She added that Singapore will work ‌with other member states to tackle the causes of ⁠transboundary haze, ⁠such as peatland management and crop burning guidelines.

Toxic haze from fires in Indonesia continues to blanket parts of Southeast Asia, disrupting daily life across the region., The ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre has activated its highest alert ...

According to Singapore’s meteorological service, the ‌haze has eased significantly in Singapore with the weakening of the southwest monsoon, with light ‌and variable ‌winds more likely to blow the smoke away, and increased ‌rainfall is also expected in November.

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Singapore has been subject to ⁠angry rhetoric from Jakarta, partly due to the tensions surrounding the wildfires, ⁠which choked the region in haze last month.
A former Indonesian official also claimed without evidence that Singapore’s sovereign wealth ‌funds played a ‌role in index provider MSCI’s warning that it would downgrade Indonesian stocks.
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Indonesia has warned Muslim pilgrims to avoid transiting through Singapore and has cut gas supplies to the city state.

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