Singapore and Indonesia set up a task force to combat haze from illegal burning

JAKARTA — Indonesia and Singapore have agreed to cooperate more closely to combat the illegal burning of land that has contributed to a toxic haze that has blanketed multiple cities across Southeast Asia in recent weeks.Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan met with Indonesian Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir in Jakarta on Tuesday and said afterward that the two countries agreed to establish a task force to strengthen enforcement under existing regulatory powers, and to consider new ones.The haze comes primarily from western Indonesia where forest and peatland fires often are …READ FULL ARTICLE