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Singapore to impose $15M fines and arrest threats on firms linked to transboundary haze

Singapore to impose $15M fines and arrest threats on firms linked to transboundary haze

Singapore's Parliament on Nov. 4 debated and passed amendments to the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act, strengthening enforcement powers, increasing penalties and introducing tougher measures against companies linked to air pollution caused by forest fires.
Australia to join Indonesia's wildfire waterbombing operations, disaster agency says

Australia to join Indonesia's wildfire waterbombing operations, disaster agency says

Haze pollution costs Malaysia $1.9B, potentially claims 1,700 lives: report

Haze pollution costs Malaysia $1.9B, potentially claims 1,700 lives: report

Wildfire smoke kills an estimated 3,560 in one month in Southeast Asia's largest economy

Wildfire smoke kills an estimated 3,560 in one month in Southeast Asia's largest economy

Smoke from forest and land fires across Indonesia caused an estimated 3,560 deaths in September, more than double the August figure, a Helsinki-based think tank said.
October 30, 2026 | 03:01 pm PT
Rains bring relief to Indonesian city weary of fire haze

Rains bring relief to Indonesian city weary of fire haze

Residents and firefighters in an Indonesian city long shrouded in a toxic haze brought on by months of wildfires rushed outside dancing and chanting as rain this week brought a welcome respite.
October 29, 2026 | 10:45 pm PT
Singapore, Indonesia set up task force to combat haze from illegal burning

Singapore, Indonesia set up task force to combat haze from illegal burning

Indonesia and Singapore agreed Tuesday to cooperate more closely to combat the illegal burning of land that has contributed to a toxic haze that has blanketed multiple cities across Southeast Asia in recent weeks.
October 27, 2026 | 07:37 pm PT
Indonesian city runs free oxygen buses as country's worst fires in over decade choke residents

Indonesian city runs free oxygen buses as country's worst fires in over decade choke residents

Palangka Raya, a city on Indonesian Borneo, is running free buses fitted with oxygen tanks to help residents choking on haze from the country's most intense forest fires in more than a decade.
October 27, 2026 | 04:32 pm PT
Haze hits tourism across Southeast Asia, bookings down, trips canceled

Haze hits tourism across Southeast Asia, bookings down, trips canceled

Forest fires and worsening haze across Southeast Asia are disrupting air travel, causing tour cancellations, dampening hotel bookings in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia, and threatening the region's tourism industry.
October 26, 2026 | 08:00 pm PT
Singapore expands haze probe to local firms linked to Indonesian fires

Singapore expands haze probe to local firms linked to Indonesian fires

Singapore has widened its probe into companies linked to fires in Indonesia, asking 10 locally-based firms about their efforts to contain blazes blamed for toxic haze covering the region.
October 23, 2026 | 06:45 pm PT
World's oldest cave paintings in Indonesia under threat of wildfires

World's oldest cave paintings in Indonesia under threat of wildfires

The world's oldest cave paintings on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi are under threat as heat and smoke from wildfires risk accelerating the deterioration of the more than 67,000-year-old artwork.
October 23, 2026 | 06:44 pm PT
Indonesia's president berates countries that 'insult' it over wildfires

Indonesia's president berates countries that 'insult' it over wildfires

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto railed Wednesday against "countries that like to insult" his nation over wildfires that have razed vast areas, spewing toxic haze into neighboring countries.
October 21, 2026 | 11:33 pm PT
Indonesian anger builds over wildfires, toxic haze

Indonesian anger builds over wildfires, toxic haze

Indonesians protested in several cities on Tuesday, raging against wildfires and a toxic haze that has made thousands unwell for weeks on end in a crisis that has engulfed Southeast Asia.
October 20, 2026 | 10:55 pm PT
Singapore food and beverage outlets report business declines of up to 80% amid the haze

Singapore food and beverage outlets report business declines of up to 80% amid the haze

Restaurants and hawker stalls across Singapore have been seeing a drop in business due to the haze conditions, with some reporting declines as steep as 70-80%.
October 20, 2026 | 06:58 pm PT
Singapore expands crackdown on Indonesian companies linked to haze

Singapore expands crackdown on Indonesian companies linked to haze

Singapore will issue preventive notices to three more Indonesian companies to tackle and prevent forest fires in Kalimantan Province that may have sent smoke across the border, the National Environment Agency said Monday.
October 19, 2026 | 09:58 pm PT
Indonesia records over 283,000 respiratory illness cases amid forest fires

Indonesia records over 283,000 respiratory illness cases amid forest fires

Indonesia has recorded 283,270 cases of acute respiratory infections in areas affected by forest and land fires from Aug. 18 to Oct. 13, as smoke haze continues to threaten public health and spread to neighboring countries.
October 18, 2026 | 11:35 pm PT
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