Burning shame
A whopping 106,783 fires have been detected in Indonesia so far in 2015 - and experts think things could deteriorate further. But just how bad is the situation, relative to the past and in comparison to other countries' emissions? The Business Times peers through the hazy issue, using data from the Global Fire Emissions Database and the World Resource Institute. BY KELLY TAY
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