SG pressures Indonesia to identify firms behind haze
(18 Jun, Reuters) - Singapore's worst air pollution in 16 years sparked diplomatic tension on Tuesday, as the city-state urged Indonesia to provide satellite data to enable it to act against plantation firms that allow slash-and-burn farming. Singapore's environment minister made the request to his Indonesian counterpart by...
SG Exports Fall More Than Estimated on Electronics Slump
Electronics sector (18 June) - Singapore’s exports fell more than economists estimated in May as manufacturers shipped fewer electronics after an uneven global recovery hurt demand. Non-oil domestic exports slid 4.6 percent from a year earlier, after falling 1 percent in April, the trade promotion agency said in a statement...
PM Lee shares a photo of the haze taken from Istana
Sharing a photo of the haze taken from Istana. The city in the distance is barely visible. We are all affected by the haze. Farmers and plantation owners in Sumatra are burning crops to clear land in the dry season, and unfortunately the winds are blowing the smoke all the way to Singapore. Ministers Vivian and Shanmugam have...
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