ASEAN ministers urged to support recommendation on haze monitoring system

Teo Chia Leen Channel NewsAsia 29 Aug 13;

SINGAPORE: The National Environment Agency (NEA) said ASEAN environment senior officials will propose to the ASEAN environment ministers to support the recommendation of the 15th Meeting of the Sub-Regional Ministerial Steering Committee on Transboundary Haze Pollution regarding the Haze Monitoring System.

At the meeting, Singapore also emphasised the need for continual swift response actions by Indonesia to prevent the number of hotspots in the region from increasing.

NEA said the Indonesian authorities also provided updates on their efforts to respond to fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan that caused transboundary haze.

The 24-hour PSI for the next 24 hours is expected to be in the good band while the 24-hour PM2.5 is expected to be slightly elevated.

NEA said all persons can continue with normal activities.

NEA also said Singapore could still experience slightly hazy conditions over the next few days due to the accumulation of particulate matter under light wind conditions.

- CNA/gn