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Singapore targets 7 companies over wildfires in Indonesia as toxic haze worsens

Singapore has identified seven companies it alleges were involved in wildfires in Indonesia that are causing toxic haze in the city-state. These companies will receive notices under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act.

BloombergSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-10-16 · 11:07 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Singapore targets 7 companies over wildfires in Indonesia as toxic haze worsens
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Singapore has identified seven companies it alleges were involved in wildfires in Indonesia that are causing toxic haze in the city-state. These companies will receive notices under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act. The notices will require them to cease or refrain from burning activities and to submit plans aimed at preventing future occurrences. This action was announced by Sustainability and the Environment Minister Grace Fu on Friday. The aim is to address the worsening haze situation affecting Singapore.

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Notices will require companies to stop burning and submit prevention plans.

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Companies will receive notices under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act.

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Singapore identified seven companies involved in wildfires in Indonesia causing haze.

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Toxic haze from Indonesian wildfires is worsening and choking Singapore.

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Singapore has identified seven companies it says were involved in wildfires in Indonesia that are choking the city state with haze, and plans to issue notices requiring them to take preventive measures, the Business Times reported. The companies will receive notices under the haze-pollution-act" class="entity-link entity-topic" data-entity-id="217374" data-entity-type="topic">Transboundary haze Pollution Act requiring them to stop or refrain from burning and submit plans to prevent a recurrence, the newspaper reported, citing Sustainability and the Environment Minister Grace Fu at a Friday press...
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