Singapore expands crackdown on Indonesian companies linked to haze

VNExpress - Oct 20, 2026

Singapore will issue preventive notices to three more Indonesian companies to tackle and prevent forest fires in Kalimantan Province that may have sent smoke across the border, the National Environment Agency said Monday.

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