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| New pollution high as haze chokes Singapore | New pollution high as haze chokes Singapore |
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| Pollution levels reached a new record high for a third day in a row in Singapore, as smoky haze from fires in Indonesia shrouded the city state. | Pollution levels reached a new record high for a third day in a row in Singapore, as smoky haze from fires in Indonesia shrouded the city state. |
| The Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) hit 400 at 11:00 on Friday (03:00 GMT) - the highest in the country's history. | The Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) hit 400 at 11:00 on Friday (03:00 GMT) - the highest in the country's history. |
| The haze is also affecting Malaysia, with another 100 schools closed in the south of the country. | The haze is also affecting Malaysia, with another 100 schools closed in the south of the country. |
| Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsieng Loong warned on Thursday that the haze could remain in place for weeks. | Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsieng Loong warned on Thursday that the haze could remain in place for weeks. |
| "We can't tell how this problem is going to develop because it depends on the burning, it depends on the weather, it depends on the wind," he said. | "We can't tell how this problem is going to develop because it depends on the burning, it depends on the weather, it depends on the wind," he said. |
| "It can easily last for several weeks and quite possibly it could last longer until the dry season ends in Sumatra which may be September or October." | "It can easily last for several weeks and quite possibly it could last longer until the dry season ends in Sumatra which may be September or October." |
| A PSI reading above 300 is defined as "hazardous". | A PSI reading above 300 is defined as "hazardous". |
| The fires are caused by illegal slash-and-burn land clearance in Sumatra, to the west of Singapore. | The fires are caused by illegal slash-and-burn land clearance in Sumatra, to the west of Singapore. |
| Mr Lee said Singapore had provided satellite date to Indonesia to help it identify companies involved and said that if any Singapore companies were involved, that would be addressed. | Mr Lee said Singapore had provided satellite date to Indonesia to help it identify companies involved and said that if any Singapore companies were involved, that would be addressed. |
| Singapore also offered Indonesia an aircraft for cloud-seeding, after talks between officials from the two countries in Jakarta. | Singapore also offered Indonesia an aircraft for cloud-seeding, after talks between officials from the two countries in Jakarta. |
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