"Singapore also urged Indonesia on Monday to take measures to tackle its forest fires as smoke blown from Sumatra choked the city-state as well as parts of Malaysia." "The Indonesian forestry ministry said firefighters were already tackling the blazes and water-dropping aircraft would be deployed if local governors made a request. A ministry official, Hadi Daryanto, also attempted to shift some of the blame onto Malaysia and Singapore, saying their palm oil companies that had invested in Indonesia were also responsible. "The slash-and-burn technique being used is the cheapest land-clearing method and it is not only used by local farmers, but also employees of palm oil investors including Singaporean and Malaysian companies," he said. "We hope the governments of Malaysia and Singapore will tell their investors to adopt proper measures so we can solve this problem together.""
Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:34:57 +0000
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