Singapore urges ASEAN to act on haze

AFP, SINGAPORE: Singapore on Sunday urged fellow ASEAN members to take “firm and decisive action” against the lethal haze still spreading across the region ahead of a group summit in Malaysia next month. The city-state, one of the most badly affected by recurring smog from land fires in Indonesia, issued the call after Singaporean troops and firefighters returned from an international assistance mission in Indonesia’s Sumatra island. “ASEAN must take firm and decisive action, through enhanced regional cooperation, to help prevent the recurrence of this transboundary problem,” Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a statement. “Singapore will work closely with other ASEAN countries to fully operationalise the ASEAN Haze Monitoring System, and other cooperative initiatives,” it said.

Singapore urges ASEAN to act on haze

AFP, SINGAPORE: Singapore on Sunday urged fellow ASEAN members to take firm and decisive action against the lethal haze still spreading across the region ahead of a group summit in Malaysia next month. The city-state, one of the most badly affected by recurring smog from land fires in Indonesia, issued the call after Singaporean troops and firefighters returned from an international assistance mission in Indonesias Sumatra island. ASEAN must take firm and decisive action, through enhanced regional cooperation, to help prevent the recurrence of this transboundary problem, Singapores Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a statement. Singapore will work closely with other ASEAN countries to fully operationalise the ASEAN Haze Monitoring System, and other cooperative initiatives, it said.