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Why a comment about haze fired up Indonesia’s neighbours - Asia Specific podcast, BBC World Service

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Singapore has escalated its concerns about Southeast Asia’s worst haze in more than a decade, demanding answers from ten Indonesian companies it suspects are linked to fires that cause it. The Singaporean government has sent notices that are seen as a shot across the bow, ordering the firms to fight the fires but not directly blaming them or punishing them with fines. Click here to subscribe to our channel: https://bbc.in/3VyyriM It’s the latest chapter in a problem the region has failed to solve for decades. Fires in Indonesia for land clearing send smoke across international borders every dry season. Despite the country having strict laws to prevent widespread burning, the problem has accelerated this year due to an unusually long dry season. Peatland fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan have created hazardous air for communities living there. Schools have temporarily closed in Malaysia and Brunei. Indonesia was slow to accept offers of help from Malaysia and Singapore, and a government spokesman’s remark that neighbours should be grateful for the oxygen that Indonesian forests create outside of the haze season deepened the row. Singapore has a Transboundary Haze Pollution Act that allows for the government to target companies that cause haze, even though the fires are overseas. Yet to date, no companies have been punished. So what could work to prevent another prolonged haze season in future? On this episode of Asia Specific, host Mariko Oi is joined by Bloomberg Opinion columnist David Fickling and BBC World Service Jakarta-based journalist Astudestra Ajengrastri. Read more on the story here 👉🏽https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cm9wz... This podcast was recorded on October 19, 2026. 00:00 Introduction 02:52 Why is the haze not getting better? 05:55 Which companies are responsible for the haze? 08:55 Why are the haze prevention notices Singapore issued not effective? 10:41 Is slash and burn legal? 12:03 How are the accused companies responding? 13:37 Why is it so hard to hold companies accountable? 15:37 What can Singapore do about this haze? 17:02 Domestic pressure on Indonesian government 18:50 Why is the Indonesian government dismissing foreign help? 20:51 Do Indonesians accept that the haze will happen every year? Watch more episodes of Asia Specific here 👉🏽

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