The governor of an Indonesian province bearing the brunt of weeks of raging forest fires has sought to douse anger over his trip to Singapore, as Jakarta “welcomed” help from its neighbours choked by transboundary haze to contain the crisis. East Kalimantan Governor Rudy Mas’ud, who was spotted having breakfast with his wife at the famous integrated resort Marina Bay Sands in a photo posted online on Sunday, said he travelled to the city state for a medical check-up. Rudy’s clarification came...
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FRI · 2026-10-16 · 05:45 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-1016-119377
NSR-2026-1016-119377News Report·EN·Environmental
Indonesian governor’s Singapore trip adds fury to forest fire, haze crisis
East Kalimantan Governor Rudy Mas’ud has faced criticism for traveling to Singapore while his province is experiencing severe forest fires and resulting haze. A photo of him at Marina Bay Sands was posted online on Sunday.
SCMP’s Asia deskSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-10-16 · 05:45 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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East Kalimantan Governor Rudy Mas’ud has faced criticism for traveling to Singapore while his province is experiencing severe forest fires and resulting haze. A photo of him at Marina Bay Sands was posted online on Sunday. Governor Mas’ud stated that his trip was for a medical check-up. This comes as Jakarta has welcomed assistance from neighboring countries affected by the transboundary haze to help manage the crisis. The article does not provide further details on the governor's trip or the offered assistance.
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Weeks of raging forest fires have caused a haze crisis affecting neighboring countries.
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East Kalimantan Governor Rudy Mas’ud traveled to Singapore for a medical check-up.
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Jakarta has welcomed help from neighboring countries to contain the haze crisis.
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The governor was spotted having breakfast at Marina Bay Sands in a photo posted online.
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forest fire
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medical check-up
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contain the crisis
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