Blue skies? Haze may return next week
A "LONG-TERM solution" to the haze woes here lies in a change in behaviour of firms and people involved in the burning of forests in Indonesia, said Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, yesterday.
Speaking to the media at the launch of Singapore drag queen Kumar's biography, Dr Balakrishnan noted that Singapore had offered Indonesia help, such as firefighters and cloud seeding.
But "so far, it has not called on our resources", he said.
"Frankly, it does have enough resources and it's a matter of political will and implementation on the ground," he added.
Dr Balakrishnan also warned Singaporeans not to celebrate yesterday's "nice blue skies" as a sign that the worst of the haze is over.
"We anticipate that...early next week, we might get a return of the haze."
～News courtesy of Omy～
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