Indonesia again declines Singapore's help to fight haze


Indonesian police officers and volunteers trying to extinguish a fire in a peatland in Kampar, Riau province, Indonesia, on Sept 8. - Reuters

SINGAPORE: Indonesia's Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar has again declined Singapore's assistance to fight the haze.

She reportedly told CNN Indonesia on Thursday that her country is still trying to handle the crisis on its own.

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