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Singapore:
haze from regional fires
issues, efforts,
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also, other air pollution issues encountered in the region
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Greenpeace reports on what's 'cooking'
the forests
Sheralyn Tay Today Online 9 Nov 07
Singapore contributing S$1m to help
tackle haze in Jambi, Indonesia Channel NewsAsia 7 Nov 07
Is Global Warming Fueling Forest Fires?
Andrea Thompson LiveScience Yahoo News 24 Oct 07
Pollution 'matter of life or death':
HK leader
Yahoo News 12 Oct 07
Haze threat 'almost over for the year'
But experts warn favourable weather may not persist next year
By Azhar Ghani Straits Times 5 Oct 07
Dramatic rise in Sumatra hot spots
Straits Times 1 Oct 07
Indonesia rents helicopters to douse
haze fires
Yahoo News 25 Sep 07
HK told: Learn from LA, London
Today Online 18 Sep 07
Indonesia Hopes to Include Peat in New
Climate Deal
Story by Adhityani Arga PlanetArk 28 Aug 07
HK's polluted air 'driving financial
firms to Singapore'
Straits Times 27 Aug 07
S'pore, M'sia agree to share information
to mitigate climate change Channel NewsAsia 25 Aug 07
Regional Haze Dialogue works on new strategies
to fight climate change Channel NewsAsia 20 Aug 07
Haze fight: S'pore to work with slash-and-burn
farmers
By Tania Tan Straits Times 18 Aug 07
Air pollution in Hong Kong and China
Yahoo News 6 Aug 07
"Asian Brown Cloud" is speeding melt
of Himalaya glaciers: study by Richard Ingham Yahoo News 1 Aug 07
Palm Oil Firms Burning Indonesia Forests
- Greenpeace
Story by Adhityani Arga PlanetArk 13 Jul 07
Indonesian Government to revive ruined
Central Kalimantan forest Jakarta Post 7 Jul 07
Singapore may be spared from haze this
year: NEA
Channel NewsAsia 6 Jul 07
Haze Outlook Grim in Indonesia
Smoke rises as red tape stifles anti-haze effort
By Azhar Ghani Straits Times 6 Jul 07
Spike in Sumatra fires signals start
of haze season
By Arti Mulchand and Azhar Ghani Straits Times 5 Jul 07
How Can Carbon Trading Save Peatlands
and Rainforests? PlanetArk 3 Jul 07
Air quality poorer in Malaysia after
Indonesian forest fires
Channel NewsAsia 2 Jul 07
Climate deals turn up heat in Indonesia's
dark peatlands
By Gillian Murdoch Yahoo News 3 Jul 07
'There is an answer to the haze'
Fadli The Jakarta Post 30 Jun 07
Air pollution casts cloud over Hong Kong's
competitiveness
Straits Times 30 Jun 07
Indonesia aims to halve haze-causing
fires
Channel NewsAsia 20 Jan 07
Indonesia ready for forest fires, but
adverse to foreign help Jakarta Post 18 Jun 07
Singapore submits haze masterplan to
Indonesia
Channel NewsAsia 14 Jun 07
Indonesia threatened by global warming,
rising sea levels
Yahoo News 4 Jun 07
Indonesian NGOs, local officials want
haze stopped Letter from Simon Tay Chairman, Singapore Institute of
International Affairs Hadi Soesastro Executive Director, Centre for Strategic
and International Studies, Indonesia Mubariq Ahmad Executive Director, WWF-Indonesia
Straits Times Forum 29 May 07
Industrialist urges government to clear
up haze problem
Jakarta Post 28 May 07
Back to the burning issue
Simon Tay Today Online 17 May 07
Asian dust plume might sway U.S. climate:
scientists
By Deborah Zabarenko Yahoo News 15 May 07
Asia Struggles to Stop Relentless "Pollution
Calendar"
Story by Gillian Murdoch PlanetArk 3 May 07
Hong Kong mulls new pollution alert
Channel NewsAsia 29 Apr 07
No easy solution to Indonesian haze problem
by Martin Abbugao Yahoo News 20 Apr 07
Plantation firms help NEA to fight haze
in Sumatra
S'pore agency adopts regency in province under Asean pact
By Laurel Teo in Jakarta Business Times 5 Apr 07
Scientists weigh downside of palm oil
By Arthus Max Yahoo News 1 Apr 07
Air pollution in HK scaring off tourists
Straits Times 21 Mar 07
Hold your breath, now ... Haze back
Sheralyn Tay Today Online 20 Mar 07
Feeling the heat from deforestation in
Riau
By Devi Asmarani Straits Times 16 Mar 07
Jakarta making slow progress on haze
pact
Azhar Ghani Straits Times 14 Mar 07
Haze Hits Northern Thailand, Disrupts
Flights
Story by Nopporn Wong-Anan PlanetArk 13 Mar 07
Indonesia to rehabilitate Suharto's failed
peatland project
Yahoo News 11 Mar 07
S'pore, Indonesia collaborate on Master
Plan to fight haze problem By Satish Cheney Channel NewsAsia 9 Mar
07
S'pore offers help to regency in Jambi
to fight haze problem in Indonesia By Hasnita A Majid Channel NewsAsia
6 Mar 07
ASEAN ministers to review 12-year-old
haze efforts
By Sujadi Siswo Channel NewsAsia 1 Mar 07
Indonesian government confident it can
halve number of forest fires this year Sujadi Siswo Channel NewsAsia
28 Feb 07
Indonesia's plan to revitalise peat land
to have mixed results
Sujadi Siswo Channel NewsAsia 23 Feb 07
Smoking out the world's lungs
By Lucy Williamson BBC 12 Feb 07
Bilateral talks on open burning
The Star 9 Feb 07
M'sian govt says drainage system partly
to blame for Johor floods By Wong Mun Wai Channel NewsAsia 3 Feb
07
Jakarta set to host meeting on fighting
haze
By Azhar Ghani Straits Times 20 Jan 07
Experts: Asia slow to act on pollution
For business' sake, stamp out the haze problem
By David Mason Business Times Singapore 16 Jan 07
PM Lee suggests ASEAN Declaration on
Environmental Sustainability at next summit By Wong Siew Ying and S
Ramesh Channel NewsAsia 13 Jan 07
Why does the haze come back every year?
Alvin Darlanika Soedarjo Jakarta Post 7 Jan 07
Experts sniff at 'blow hot, blow cold'
approach to haze problem Tor Ching Li Today Online 5 Jan 06
Economic losses expected to escalate
with destruction from haze, rain By Rita Zahara Channel NewsAsia
27 Dec 06
Malaysia firms under fire over environment
Yahoo News 18 Dec 06
Hazy Oct slowest retail month
Today Online 16 Dec 06
Experts: Asia slow to act on pollution
By Michael Casey, AP Yahoo News 15 Dec 06
Jakarta legislative roadblock clouds
Asean haze agreement Parliament sets up team to study pact, which could
delay its ratification Devi Asmarani The Straits Times 13 Dec 06
Indonesia hopes to see haze lift within
two years
Yahoo News 4 Dec
Hong Kong theme park reports growth but
fears smoggy future Yahoo News 30 Nov 06
Guardians of the region's greenery
M'sia, Indonesia, Brunei agree to prevent destruction of Borneo's rainforest
Fawziah Selamat Today Online 29 Nov 06
Scientists say pollution may be helpful
By Charles J. Hanley Yahoo News 17 Nov 06
Forest fires may actually cool climate
By Randolphe E. Schmid Yahoo News 17 Nov 06
Climate change action must include peatlands
Kimani Chege SciDev.net 13 Nov 06
Strong sense of urgency among ASEAN countries
to tackle haze By Hasnita A Majid Channel NewsAsia 14 Nov 06
ASEAN begins voluntary contribution towards
fund to fight haze Sujadi Siswo Channel NewsAsia 11 Nov 06
Manila wants tougher enforcement of environmental
laws
By Manny Mogato Reuters 10 Nov 06
ASEAN nations to help Indonesia reduce
choking haze
Yahoo News 10 Nov 06
Indonesia forest fires, attacks kill
1,000 orangutans
Yahoo News 3 Nov 06
Effects of haze on greenhouse gases and
pollution are huge, says SEC By Yvonne Yong Channel NewsAsia 6 Nov
06
Action plan for ASEAN to work with Indonesian
districts to fight haze By Farah Abdul Rahim Channel NewsAsia 5 Nov
06
Many risk long-term damage from SE Asia
haze: experts
By Tan Ee Lyn Yahoo News 2 Nov 06
Hotspots drop in Indonesia but some haze
lingers
By Diyan Jari Yahoo News 1 Nov 06
Haze Could Be Worse Next Year, Experts
Warn
Bernama 30 Oct 06
Indonesian forest fires may fuel global
warming: experts
By Martin Abbugao Yahoo News 26 Oct 06
Name the companies which light fires
and cause the haze
Letter from Choy Kah Wai Straits Times Online 25 Oct 06
Haze Creates Regional Human-Environment
Crisis
By Amrizan Madian Bernama 20 Oct 06
Economic loss of the haze 'may exceed
$14 billion'
Keith Lin Straits Times 20 Oct 06
Malaysian Minister: Oil palm firms the
main culprit
by Leslie Lau Straits Times 20 Oct 06
Lifting the haze Peat-land fires,
which account for 60% of smoke, must be dealt with Fawziah Selamat Today
Online 20 Oct 06
Regional NGOs want to drive an economics
study on impact of haze By May Wong Channel NewsAsia 19 Oct 06
Waiting for clear days South-east
Asians must act on the haze problem and not wait for govts to do something
Ooi Giok Ling Today Online 19 Oct 06
Haze begins to take its toll on business
Environmental economist puts cost at about US$50m; restaurants, tour operators
suffer most
By Jean Chua and Oh Boon Ping Business Times 19 Oct 06
Haze Distresses Orangutans in Indonesian
Reserve
Story by Achmad Sukarsono PlanetArk 18 Oct 06
Prevailing haze a threat to wildlife
in Kalimantan: Singapore Zoo By Julia Ng Channel NewsAsia 17 Oct
06
The haze won't go away. It's the way
Indonesia works that is the problem Letter from Chin Hee Weng Straits
Times Forum 18 Oct 06
Get the world's rich countries to buy
Indonesia's forests and police them Letter from Margo McCutcheon (Ms)
Straits Times Forum 18 Oct 06
Old habits die hard as Indonesia haze
crisis persists
By Ahmad Pathoni Yahoo News 16 Oct 06
Fighting peatland fires the local way
Elizabeth John New Straits Times 15 Oct 06
Haze Puts Malaysia's Fireflies, Wildlife
at Risk
Story by Clarence Fernandez PlanetArk 16 Oct 06
Haze-Hit Countries Meeting Ends Without
Detailed Plan
Story by Ahmad Pathoni PlanetArk 16 Oct 06
I can see clearly now ...
Thanks to the haze, this tree-killer is now a recycling convert
by Tabitha Wang Today Online 13 Oct 06
Indonesia apologises, calls meeting to
tackle haze
Yahoo News 11 Oct 06
Sorry for the haze: SBY Indonesia
says it will host regional meeting to discuss ways to prevent future occurrences
Derrick A Paulo Today Online 12 Oct 06
Jakarta serious about putting a stop
to annual forest fires, haze: minister Sujadi Siswo Channel NewsAsia
11 Oct 06
Indonesia apologises as WHO warns on
air pollution
SciDev Net 11 Oct 06
ASEAN Environment ministers planning
meeting to discuss haze By Farah Abdul Rahim Channel NewsAsia 10
Oct 06
Indonesia fires rage, wind helps clear
Singapore air
Antara 11 Oct 06
Southeast Asian ministers to pressure
Indonesia over haze Yahoo News 10 Oct 06
SE Asia Ministers to Meet on Haze, Prayers
for Rain
Story by Johan Wijaya PlanetArk 11 Oct 06
Letters to Today Online 11 Oct 06
Clear skies, where there's a will; Power to turn the tide lies in everyone's
pocket
Letter from Lee Swee Kim
Press haze issue via Asean, or even the United Nations
Letter from Fok Kar Kee
Train Indonesian soldiers to be fire-fighters
Letter from P Mathavan
Is there political will in Jakarta to
stop the forest fires?
Letter from Daniel Koh Kah Soon Straits Times Online 11 Oct 06
Indonesia has neglected haze problem
for too long. Does it really care? Letter from Tan Chak LimStraits
Times Online 11 Oct 06
Malaysia warns of resentment as air pollution
worsens
by Ivy Sam Yahoo News 10 Oct 06
Malaysia urges Indonesia to be more
proactive in resolving haze problem By Melissa Goh Channel NewsAsia
9 Oct 06
Time for UN to act on haze problem
Letter from Tan Shao Chong Straits Times Online 10 Oct 06
Jakarta should accept help to fight
forest fires
Letter from Dr Lim Boon Hee Straits Times Online 10 Oct 06
Beat the haze. Shop less, eat less, use
less to save environment Letter from Betty Lau Pway Sian (Ms) Straits
Times Online 10 Oct 06
A clear solution to a hazy problem
Frances Ong Hock Lin Today Online 10 Oct 06
On haze, hot air, hauling in errant ones
Today Online 10 Oct 06
Singapore's smoke haze clears but may
return: officials
Yahoo News 8 Oct 06
Singaporeans breathing easier with better
air quality in Singapore By Farah Abdul Rahim Channel NewsAsia 8
Oct 06
Indonesia urged to aid smog fight
BBC 8 Oct 06
Indonesia Welcomes Najib's Proposal
To Pool Resources To Fight Haze Bernama 8 Oct 06
Haze Brings Misery, Health Problems
in Indonesia
Story by Beawiharta PlanetArk 9 Oct 06
Haze worsens in Singapore, PSI hits new
high for the year
By Rita Zahara Channel NewsAsia 7 Oct 06
Hourly updates after PSI hits 80
Ashraf Safdar Today Online 7 Oct 06
Kalimantan's Sebangau national park
on fire
Antara 6 Oct 06
Greenpeace urges govt to stop issuing
peat land conversion permits Antara 6 Oct 06
Indonesia dousing fires causing haze:
forestry official
Channel NewsAsia 6 Oct 06
Indonesia Says Working "Tirelessly" to
Douse Fires
Story by Ed Davies PlanetArk 6 Oct 06
Asean Govts Should Meet Urgently
To Discuss Haze Problem Bernama 6 Oct 06
The war of fog: industry insists
it's fighting Asian haze
Channel NewsAsia 6 Oct 06
Indonesian Minister says forest fires
should be judged fairly Antara 6 Oct 06
Haze from Indonesia fires chokes region,
spreads across Pacific by Bhimanto Suwastoyo Yahoo News 5 Oct 06
How can govt help Singapore people cope
with the haze?
letter from Tricia Lye Siew Wah Straits Times Online 4 Oct 06
Satellite detects hot spots in W. Kalimantan
wildlife reserve Antara 8 Sep 06
Singapore-based pulp & paper firm clears
land with machinery to prevent smoke haze By Hasnita A Majid Channel
NewsAsia 5 Sep 06
Indonesian govt to confiscate land of
forest fire culprits
Antara 30 Aug 06
Indonesia Orders All Forest Fires Be
Extinguished Before President's Visit to Singapore
By Associated Press ENN 29 Aug 06
Green groups press Jakarta to impose
sanctions on companies starting forest fires
By Sujadi Siswo Channel NewsAsia 29 Aug 06
Haze seems worse ... ... but PSI reading
indicates 'good' air quality Christie Loh Today Online 28 Aug 06
Indonesian minister urges local governments
to battle haze Channel NewsAsia 27 Aug 06
Indonesia to deploy cloud-seeding planes
to fight haze
Yahoo News 25 Aug 06
Indonesia says forest fires to disappear
in two years
Story by Ahmad Pathoni PlanetArk 25 Aug 06
Haze in Malaysian Borneo poses threat
to air operations
Yahoo News 17 Aug 06
Haze returns to Singapore
By Wong Mun Wai Channel NewsAsia 14 Aug 06
Haze returns to Indonesian part of Borneo
island
Channel NewsAsia 13 Aug 06
Indonesian Forest Fires Flare, Region
Holds Breath
Story by Ed Davies PlanetArk 10 Aug 06
Forest fire prevention in Indonesia
WWF 8 Aug 06
Changing winds bring smoke haze from Sumatra fires
By Ting Kheng Siong/Julia Ng, Channel NewsAsia 8 Aug 06
Forest fire haze hits major city on Indonesia's
Sumatra
AFP Yahoo News 27 Jul 06
Polluted Hong Kong mulls laws on idling
engines
AFP Yahoo News 25 Jul 06
Hazy days expected in Singapore over
next few months Channelnews Asia 20 Jul 06
Haze makes air quality "unhealthy" in
parts of Malaysia Channelnews Asia 18 Jul 06
Fires rage in Indonesian Borneo and Sumatra
Channelnews Asia 12 Jul 06
Indonesia-S'pore environmental meeting
tackles issues like haze
By Cheryl Fox Channelnews Asia 18 May 06
Asian peat fires add to warming
By Paul Rincon BBC News science reporter BBC 3 Sep 05
Forest fires for commercial land clearing
should stop
Large forest fires in South-East Asia are causing serious environmental
damage UN FAO website 30 Aug 05
Indonesia Says Haze-Causing Fires Mostly
Out -- But Underground Blazes Threaten Tigers
By Associated Press ENN website, 22 Aug 05
FACTBOX - Indonesia Fires Burn, Malaysia
Chokes
Who's to blame? How to tackle it? Costs and Other Risks
PlanetArk, 15 Aug 05
Let's be pro-active in dealing with smog
Letter from Lim Boon Hee Letter to Today, 15 Aug 05
Forest
fires, tsunami, deforestation and Millennium Goals
FAO newsroom 15 Mar 05
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