Singapore appreciates efforts by Prabowo and his administration to solve haze issue: Shanmugam
Singapore has expressed appreciation for Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's proactive measures to combat regional haze caused by peat-land fires. These measures include stricter burning bans, leadership changes in disaster management, and the acceptance of foreign assistance.
Why it matters
Transboundary haze is a significant environmental and diplomatic issue in Southeast Asia that impacts public health and regional relations.
A police officer, along with firefighters, spraying water in an attempt to extinguish a wildfire at an oil palm plantation area in South Arut, Kalimantan, on Oct 18.
Listen Summarise Singapore says it appreciates President Prabowo Subianto’s efforts to tackle Indonesia’s haze, including stricter peat-land burning bans, longer-term fire prevention and new disaster agency leadership. Shanmugam welcomed Indonesia’s acceptance of foreign help for fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan, after Malaysia and Singapore both offered support to fight the haze. He criticised an Indonesian official’s claim that Singapore gets “oxygen” from Indonesian forests, saying the region is suffering from illegal corporate burning and Indonesians are hit hardest. AI generated
SINGAPORE – Efforts by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and his administration to solve the haze problem, including approval of foreign assistance to combat the fires, have been welcomed by Singapore.
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