SINGAPORE: Environment and Water Resources Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan said
the issue of trans-boundary haze will be a top agenda when ASEAN Environment
Ministers meet in Bangkok later this month.
Dr Balakrishnan was speaking to
reporters on the haze problem on the sidelines of an environment fund-raiser
event on Wednesday.
The skies have been hazy in
recent days. This condition is set to continue as dry weather fuels hotspot
activities in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Dr Balakrishan said he had
written to his Indonesian counterpart offering help with fire-fighting and
other ancillary services.
However, Indonesia said help is
not needed at this point in time.
Dr Balakrishnan pointed out
action is needed to ensure commercial operators do not take the easy way out
and embark on clearing the forest and peat lands by cheap and easy burning.
"First we must get political
commitment and equally, and even more importantly we must get action on the
ground. That's the only thing that's going to put an end to this recurrent
problem every year," he said.
- CNA/de
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