Indonesian officials' disregard for haze hazard 'shocking', says Shanmugam
Singapore
AS the PSI reading deteriorated to a 2015 high on Thursday night, Foreign Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam hit out at some Indonesian officials for apparently failing to take the situation seriously enough.
In a Facebook post, he criticised what he called "some shocking statements made, at senior levels, from Indonesia, with a complete disregard for our people, and their own". Noting that PSI levels in parts of Indonesia were at almost 2,000, Mr Shanmugam said: "How is it possible for senior people in government to issue such statements, without any regard for their people, or ours, …
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