Singapore to press Indonesia to ‘do the right thing’ amid haze alarm Yahoo! Newsroom – 9 hours ago View Photo Yahoo! Newsroom - Minister Vivian Balakrishnan speaks at a press conference in the aftermath of the haze reaching "hazardous" levels in Singapore. As the haze in Singapore reached hazardous levels for the first time ever, its government moved to assure the people that necessary efforts would be undertaken to alleviate the situation. The Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) hit a new high of 321 at 10pm on Wednesday, higher than the previous peak of 226 in 1997 and right into the "hazardous" range of above 300, according to data from the National Environment Agency (NEA). Speaking at a press conference late on Wednesday night, Minister of Environment and Water Resources Vivian Balakrishnan promised "urgent, concerted action" against the "unprecedented levels of the haze". He announced that NEA chief executive Andrew Tan would be leading a delegation to Jakarta, Indonesia Thursday for an emergency haze meeting with authorities "to get them to do the right thing". The haze is brought about by prevailing winds from fires in Indonesia’s Sumatra island.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:21:24 +0000
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