Singapore examines firms potentially responsible for Indonesia fires behind haze

2026-10-16

Singapore’s NEA traced haze-linked fires to seven Indonesian firms and issued prevention notices to 10 Indonesian companies, requiring firefighting, no burning and action plans; it also sought information from 10 Singapore-registered firms.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said Singapore is investigating which companies may be responsible for fires in Indonesia and could act under its Transboundary Haze Pollution Act or with other countries.
Forest and peatland fires in Indonesia, worsened by an extended dry period, are causing haze in Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia.
Indonesia said it would accept foreign help to fight the fires; assistance approved by President Prabowo was under technical discussion.
Singapore’s PSI reached a season high of 212 in the west at noon on Oct. 15, and the government was distributing masks and opening air-conditioned shelters for vulnerable residents.
The Jakarta Post reported that assigning responsibility for the haze can be difficult because investigations depend on cooperation from foreign authorities and overlapping land claims complicate fire mapping.