28520 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://gutzy.asia/2023/10/08/air-quality-in-singapore-drops-as-haze-blankets-city-due-to-indonesians-uncontrolled-fires/On Saturday (7 Oct), air quality in Singapore deteriorated to unhealthy levels . Authorities warned of hazy conditions resulting from an increased number of hotspots in Indonesia. At around 10:00 PM, the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) for the eastern, central, and southern regions of....2023-10-08T11:31+0200theonlinecitizen-ea3c05f3b66546931c8c779aebb179d620231008113100https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2659956/jokowi-calls-in-army-to-help-fight-indonesian-fires-causing-hazeIndonesian President Joko Widodo said he ordered the military and the police to tackle forest fires after neighbouring countries complained that smoke from the burning is making the air unhealthy. “When there is fire, there will be smoke, and if there is wind it can get anywhere,” the president,....2023-10-08T11:20+0200BangkokPost-e73783bb2375bd35a008efca97f44f1f20231008112000https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/jokowi-calls-in-army-to-help-fight-haze-causing-indonesian-firesJAKARTA – Indonesian President Joko Widodo said he ordered the military and the police to tackle forest fires after neighbouring countries complained that smoke from the burning is making the air unhealthy. “When there is fire, there will be smoke, and if there is wind it can get anywhere,” the....2023-10-08T10:08+0200straitstimesSG-30d3d1bd42b8260fcf6c57f6f996cf9c20231008100800https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/jokowi-calls-in-army-to-help-fight-indonesian-fires-causing-hazeLikewise, 13 areas in Peninsular Malaysia recorded unhealthy air quality on Sunday with the highest reading of 163 in Malacca and Batu Pahat, according to the Air Pollutant Index of Malaysia’s website. Haze is a recurring problem in Southeast Asia, disrupting tourism, causing severe respiratory....2023-10-08T09:20+0200financialpost-144eaaeb390d7c5ec72ca04edfd6ec0d20231008092000