S-E Asia experiencing one of the worst haze episodes due to fires in Indonesia: WMO director
He said that countries in the region should work together to develop measures to tackle the fires.
He said that countries in the region should work together to develop measures to tackle the fires.
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Several other outdoor events have already been called off or rescheduled because of the haze, including the Great Eastern Women's Run and the Purple Parade....
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Summary Bagan Member of Parliament (MP) Lim Guan Eng urged Malaysia to consider legal action against Indonesia if Jakarta rejects a proposed permanent ASEAN firefighting task force. Malaysia recorded unhealthy air quality readings at 34 of its 68 monitoring stations, with Klang a...
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ActiveSG advised visitors to monitor air quality conditions and adjust their activities accordingly.
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MOM urges members of the public not to accept CPF contributions from employers they are not working for.
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At the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi, India, earlier this week, former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak quoted Singapore’s founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, mentioning the “poisonous shrimp” metaphor from a speech Mr Lee had delivered in 1966, the year after the ...
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NEA says the transport of smoke haze from Kalimantan to Singapore could ease on Saturday, with shifting winds and showers expected over Singapore and the surrounding region....
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At 11am, the hourly PM2.5 reading in the west entered the “high” range at 158.
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Summary Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong collected N95 masks at Teck Ghee Community Club on Oct 14 amid worsening haze conditions in Singapore. The People’s Association began distributing masks to vulnerable groups, including seniors, pregnant women, children and people with medic...
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs advised Singaporeans to defer all travel to Saudi Arabia amid heightened security risks.
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Financial pressures make reducing haze exposure difficult for Singapore's outdoor workers, says Olivia Jensen of NUS’ Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk....
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Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said Singapore will send preventive measure notices to seven companies in Indonesia responsible for fires causing the current haze....
