TAKING ACTION
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo (right) and Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law and Security, Luhut Pandjaitan, inspect a firefighting operation on a burning peat land forest in Jabiren Raya district in Central Kalimantan province on Borneo island during Widodo’s inspection of a firefighting operations to control agricultural and forest fires. AFP PHOTO
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo (right) and Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law and Security, Luhut Pandjaitan, inspect a firefighting operation on a burning peat land forest in Jabiren Raya district in Central Kalimantan province on Borneo island during Widodo’s inspection of a firefighting operations to control agricultural and forest fires. AFP PHOTO
SINGAPORE: Singapore slammed “shocking” statements from Indonesian officials over the haze crisis as it closed all schools and distributed protective face masks on Friday in emergency measures after the air pollution index soared to hazardous levels.