Tag: transboundary haze

Getting Singapore’s eateries and companies to switch to #sustainable palm oil

by maximos62, posted in Asia, environment, geography, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore

Here is a short digest of news I’ve written for the PM.Haze October Newletter. A full list of past newsletters can be found on the PM.Haze site. How to fight the haze three times a day The first part of my news analysis addresses an excellent article, How to fight the haze three times a day, written … Continue reading Getting Singapore’s eateries and companies to switch to #sustainable palm oil

Indonesian Foreign Ministry on Smoke Haze

by maximos62, posted in Asia, environment, geography, Health, Indonesia, Singapore

This story is from the Jakarta Post. I reproduce it with this brief comment. I find the reluctance of the Indonesian Foreign Ministry to make meaningful comment about the problem of transboundary haze very puzzling indeed. It leads me to wonder whether there is the will and capacity, at a national level, to tackle this … Continue reading Indonesian Foreign Ministry on Smoke Haze