Singapore leaders meet with 10 firms potentially linked to haze-causing fires

Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, Senior Minister K Shanmugam and Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu met senior executives from 10 companies potentially linked to haze-causing fires on Wednesday (Oct 28) to set out the government's expectations and plans to strengthen laws to hold those responsible for haze pollution accountable. The companies at the meeting were Bumitama Agri, First Resources, Golden Agri-Resources, Indofood Agri Resources, Kencana Agri, TSH Resources, Wilmar International and Sinar Mas Group. Singapore intends to introduce amendments to the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act at the next parliamentary sitting to give the assessment process legal force, said Ms Fu. She added: “Companies that do not comply will be committing an offence. We will exercise our powers to protect the health of Singaporeans. https://cna.asia/4zWcpJA Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia