- El Nino is causing hotter and drier conditions in Indonesia, leading to haze risk assessments shared by Indonesia and Singapore.
- Due to El Niño, multiple Southeast Asian countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei, are facing potential haze risks driven by hotter and drier conditions.
- Haze from fires in Indonesia is impacting air quality and causing issues in Singapore and Malaysia.
Forest fires in Indonesia are causing cross-border haze and disrupting palm oil production, impacting global markets.
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What happened
Forest fires in Indonesia are causing cross-border haze and disrupting palm oil production, impacting global markets.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Singaporean official Lawrence Wong scrutinized fires in West Kalimantan, pressuring palm oil industry.1 source
Singapore monitors palm oil stocks and investigates firms linked to haze in West Kalimantan.1 source
Palm oil production is disrupted by forest fires and cross-border haze from Indonesia.1 source
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Haze from fires in Indonesia is impacting air quality and causing issues in Singapore and Malaysia.Also in this story
- Real-time air quality index was published for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, due to transboundary haze.
- Haze caused flight cancellations between Singapore and Palembang on October 22, 2026.
- Singapore announced it is targeting companies linked to Indonesian haze pollution.
- Haze from Sumatra and Kalimantan affects Singapore air quality, prompting government preparedness measures.
The entities involved
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Indonesia
island country in Southeast Asia and Oceania
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Singapore
sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia
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Palm
line of personal digital assistants and mobile phones
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Related events
- Indonesia is grappling with severe economic crises, including a stock market rout, fuel shortages, and regional haze impacts.
- Cross-border haze from Indonesian fires is currently impacting towns in Malaysia, exacerbated by El Nino conditions.
- Haze originating from Indonesian fires disrupts operations in Putrajaya and Klang.
- Firdaus and a medical equipment company are involved in activities near Kuala Lumpur while Indonesian wildfires cause toxic haze.
- Indonesia implements haze control measures, including cloud-seeding and utilizing the ASEAN framework, as haze drifts from Kalimantan toward Sarawak.