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Haze: DOE bans open burning in several states
2013-06-24 16:21:05| Waste Management - Topix.net
She said the ban was imposed according to Section 29AA of the Environmental Quality Act 2001 which carries a fine up to RM500,000 or imprisonment up to five years, or both.
SE Asia haze: What is causing it?
2013-06-24 11:51:00| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
What is driving the haze in South East Asia?
Indonesia names Sinar Mas, APRIL, among eight firms behind Singapore haze
2013-06-24 05:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Eco-Business: Indonesia has blamed eight companies, including Singapore-based Sinar Mas and Asia Pacific Resources International (APRIL) for the fires raging across its land of Sumatra that has blanketed parts of Malaysia and parts of Singapore in its most severe haze in history. Senior presidential aide Kuntoro Mangkusubroto was reported by news wires on Friday saying: "The majority of hotspots in Riau (province) are inside APRIL and Sinar Mas concessions," The environment minister said not all eight companies...
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How corruption is fuelling Singapore's haze
2013-06-22 13:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Eco-Business: Record-high air pollution hit Singapore and Malaysia this week, as winds blew smoke northward from forest fires raging in Sumatra, western Indonesia. Demands from the city-state that Indonesia take tougher action prompted retorts by officials who said Singapore was 'behaving like children` and sought to shift blame to companies in Singapore and Malaysia. But the barb trading over the haze, an annual annoyance that often strains relations between Singapore and Indonesia, overlooks one of the major...
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Peering Through the Haze: What Data Can Tell Us About the Fires in Indonesia
2013-06-21 23:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
World Resources Institute: People in Indonesia, Singapore, and parts of Malaysia are currently suffering from debilitating levels of haze resulting from forest fires. Air quality levels in Singapore have deteriorated to the worst levels ever recorded on the island, while local airports in Indonesia and some schools in Malaysia have had to close. Almost all of the recent fires (June 12-20) have occurred in Sumatra, an island in western Indonesia. While theres been heated debate on the location, cause, and nature of the...
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