An Indonesian forestry expert has urged Malaysia and Singapore to do more to fight the smog problem in the region, even as Jakarta declined Singapore’s offer to help put out forest fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra.
said Herry of Bogor Agricultural University
“About 50% of palm oil companies operating in Indonesia are owned by Malaysians and Singaporeans,”
This as well has cost an economic lost of US$10 billion to cope with forest fires.
Herry also added
burning land is now adopted by the industry as the best method for cost cutting.
Indonesia’s Riau province declared a state of emergency due to worsening air quality, while tens of thousands of children stayed away from schools in Malaysia after authorities ordered schools to close in three states and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.
Singapore has offer helps for weeks but was decline by Indonesia who said they had adequate resources.
Indonesian Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya Bakar added
“We have deployed soldiers. We have conducted water bombing in Riau with 18 million litres of water, in South Sumatra and Jambi with 12 million liters of water. Cloud-seeding in Riau with 120 tonnes of salt and 56 tonnes of salt in South Sumatra,”
Reuters reports that the minister has also agreed to give the Singapore government the names of companies that are owned by the island republic’s citizens.
but after 2 years no signage of Singaporean Owned company being fine by singapore government due to the fire.
http://www.sgcoldtruth.com/indonesi...re-but-urge-singapore-to-take-responsibility/
said Herry of Bogor Agricultural University
“About 50% of palm oil companies operating in Indonesia are owned by Malaysians and Singaporeans,”
This as well has cost an economic lost of US$10 billion to cope with forest fires.
Herry also added
burning land is now adopted by the industry as the best method for cost cutting.
Indonesia’s Riau province declared a state of emergency due to worsening air quality, while tens of thousands of children stayed away from schools in Malaysia after authorities ordered schools to close in three states and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.
Singapore has offer helps for weeks but was decline by Indonesia who said they had adequate resources.
Indonesian Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya Bakar added
“We have deployed soldiers. We have conducted water bombing in Riau with 18 million litres of water, in South Sumatra and Jambi with 12 million liters of water. Cloud-seeding in Riau with 120 tonnes of salt and 56 tonnes of salt in South Sumatra,”
Reuters reports that the minister has also agreed to give the Singapore government the names of companies that are owned by the island republic’s citizens.
but after 2 years no signage of Singaporean Owned company being fine by singapore government due to the fire.
http://www.sgcoldtruth.com/indonesi...re-but-urge-singapore-to-take-responsibility/
