Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan says Indonesia has accepted S'pore's offer to fight haze http://ebx.sh/1OXXxRN
from the looks of the weather today, it seems that this year's season of the haze is over. :)
now, it is more on prevent haze, than to fight haze.
actually, a round-table discussion between Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines may work. Every country raise its own needs and concerns, and each make some compromise, so that every country benefits. :)
Originally posted by FireIce:Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan says Indonesia has accepted S'pore's offer to fight haze http://ebx.sh/1OXXxRN
tomorrow they will say no such thing
then friday will say ok ok for good relationship will accept help
flip faster than prata
Now its clear ( I hope its gone forever )
treasure the clear blue sky today
19 hotspots in Sumatra today. Sumatra haze moving away fm SG. Kalimantan haze also seen over sea areas South of SG. http://bit.ly/1MfMZr7
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Originally posted by FireIce:her voice quite s3xy
i like
though i dont relli like her singing
haha fifi wrg thread hurhur
i know u toking abt IU
just hope that the haze is gone for good...
As at 4 pm. http://aqicn.org/city/singapore/north/
Central 122
North 144
Sad
100+/- today
As at 10 am, http://aqicn.org/city/singapore/north/
Central 109
North 139
South 117
SSA and Avaaz join in campaign against those responsible for haze
OCTOBER 4, 2015 BY ANDREW LOH IN NEWS · 220 COMMENTS
Covered in haze
The Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) has threatened to join in a class action suit against the companies responsible for the forest fires in Indonesia which have caused the region to be engulfed in smog the last month or so.
The SSA said this in a statement on Saturday after it had to cancel one of the finals of the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup Singapore 2015 which was scheduled for 6pm on Saturday.
The organisers, in a statement to the media, said, “Considering the guidelines and regulations suggested by the NEA (National Environment Agency), and the deteriorating haze situation today, we have decided to cancel the finals scheduled for this evening.”
“Spectators who have purchased tickets for this evening’s session will be eligible for a refund,” organisers added. Those with season passes will be notified on refunds by Thursday.
In what was a hardhitting statement aimed at those responsible for the haze, the SSA’s vice president of Finance, Jose Raymond, said, “The haze caused by the raging fires in Indonesia not only poses a threat to our health, but it also destroys the months of hard work put into preparing for programmes and events like the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup Singapore 2015, which was to be held at the OCBC Aquatic Centre this evening.”
He added, “The investment put into the event, through sponsors, time spent by our staff and volunteers, and the effort taken by athletes and officials to travel to Singapore have been wasted beyond measurement. The Singapore Swimming Association, along with FINA, deeply regret cancelling day one of the finals.
“On our part, the SSA will seek legal advice and may consider joining other parties and individuals in any class action suit which is brought against any Singapore-listed company which is linked to the burning of forests in Indonesia which is now causing one of the worst haze episodes to affect the region and in particular Singapore.”
The SSA’s statement comes after another organisation, the Haze Elimination Action Team, said it was looking into taking legal action against companies responsible for the haze.
Led by Professor Ang Peng Hwa of the Nanyang Technological University’s Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, HEAT is urging those who have been adversely affected by the haze to step forward and help in this effort to bring errant companies to account.
Dr Ang cited as an example hotels and tour agencies which have had their bookings cancelled.
“Most of us have incurred some form of loss during the haze,” Dr Ang told the media on Thursday. “What we are looking for is someone or an organisation that has incurred losses of a few thousand dollars or more due the haze.
“An ideal plaintiff would be someone who has been hospitalised, for example,” he said.
And also throwing its weight behind such campaigns is Avaaz, the global campaign network with 41 million members across the globe.
In an open letter to Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, the members behind the Avaaz campaign called on the Singapore government “to take urgent action by redoubling recent efforts to hold those responsible for starting fires to account.”
“We urge you to enforce the anti-haze law and impose extra-territorial criminal and civil liability for those implicated in the fires, and ensure cases are pursued all the way,” the group said.
Avaaz letter to PM Lee
And in its letter to members, Avaaz said the haze isn’t just a Southeast Asian issue.
“It’s global, putting our planet’s health at risk for all of us. But this can be the year this health hazard is stopped — lots of countries across the globe are taking action on forests, gearing up to the decade’s biggest climate summit. With decisive action to pursue those who cause the harmful haze, Singapore can show that the gamble with children’s health and the climate doesn’t pay off.
“Singapore just announced it’s going after five companies implicated in the fires — this will be a litmus test of how far the government is willing to take the anti-haze law. And with more decisive action on the horizon across the border in Indonesia, this may be the best time in years to finally hold reckless companies responsible.”
On its part, the Singapore government has shown it is indeed taking a tougher stance against errant companies. The authorities here have issued letters of demand to five Indonesian companies, ordering them to take decisive action to put out fires on land which they own.
Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) has also issued the same demands on a Singapore-listed company, Asia Pulp and Paper.
Singapore’s Transboundary Haze Pollution Act allows for a maximum fine of S$100,000 per day, capped at S$2 million in total, for companies found guilty of starting fires.
Andrew Loh
3-hour PSI at 4pm is 86
24-hour PSI at 4pm is 79-87
3-hour PSI at 8pm is 84
24-hour PSI at 8pm is 79-88
west area until bugis seem clear leh
the only smoke i smell is ciggy smoke
i wanted to turn around to one of the fat girls and say
'fireice, stop smoking lah'
Slightly hazy conditions to persist on Sunday; PSI likely to remain in moderate range
SINGAPORE - Slightly hazy conditions are expected on Sunday, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said in an update on Saturday evening.
"The 24-hr PSI for the next 24 hours is expected to be in the high end of the moderate range and the low end of the unhealthy range, and may enter the mid-section of the unhealthy range if denser haze is blown in," NEA said in the statement issued on Saturday evening.
It added that visibility could be reduced if denser haze is blown in.
The 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) was in the moderate range throughout Saturday. As of 6pm, the 24-hour PSI was 79 to 87. The three-hour PSI stood at 84.
Moderate to dense smoke haze is still persisting in central and southern Sumatra and some haze has spread to the sea areas to the south and west of Singapore, NEA said.
In addition, some haze from Kalimantan has spread to the sea areas far south of Singapore.
Planes from Malaysia and Singapore arrived in Sumatra on Saturday and will soon begin water-bombing areas with forest and agricultural fires, AFP quoted Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency, as saying.
Given the air quality forecast, healthy persons should reduce prolonged or strenuous outdoor physical exertion.
The elderly, pregnant women and children should minimise prolonged or strenuous outdoor physical exertion, while those with chronic lung or heart disease should avoid prolonged or strenuous outdoor physical exertion.
Persons who are not feeling well, especially the elderly, children, and those with chronic heart or lung conditions, should seek medical attention.
-- STonline
3-hour PSI at 9pm is 81
24-hour PSI at 9pm is 80-88
As at 11.00 am http://aqicn.org/city/singapore/south/
Central 114
North 152
South 151
3-hour PSI at 5pm is 103
24-hour PSI at 5pm is 78-88
3-hour PSI at 6pm is 105
24-hour PSI at 6pm is 79-89
3-hour PSI at 11pm is 110
24-hour PSI at 11pm is 85-95
Jialat ,,, dunno when haze want to disappear .....
neighbour indian auntie worry it will affect oldies indian with bad health for deepavali.