Haze problems has been ocurring every year, but this year, the haze has worsened and has crossed over the 100 PSI mark. Our source of haze problems has been coming from our neighboring country which is Indonesia. Little has been done to stop the haze problems.

During this period of time from end October to early November, haze problem will occur. This is seen as a yearly problem because burning and clearing of forests is cheap and good for plantations which all farmers in Indonesia usually does. The government in Indonesia has find it difficult to control the situation as Indonesia is big in area and has a big population.

This haze problem has caused a lot of health problems in Singapore such as asthma attacks, short of breath and vision blindness. This is caused people to stay indoor and restrict their movements outside. For myself, I have to stop excercising for a short period of time because of the haze. This might also caused tourists to stop visiting Singapore because of the haze.

I hope that neighboring countries in ASEAN would work together closely and stop those unlawful palm oil developers from burning the forests using illegal means. I also hope that Indonesia would strengthen their law enforcement on illegal deforestation and prevent this haze problem from re-ocurring again.



Daren