Indonesia says Singapore acting 'like a child' over haze


  • World
  • Thursday, 20 Jun 2013

An aerial picture made available on 20 June 2013 shows smoke billowing from burning areas near agricultural plantations in Rokan Hilir, Riau province, Indonesia, 17 June 2013. - EPA

JAKARTA: Indonesia on Thursday accused Singapore of acting "like a child" over choking smog from forest fires in Sumatra that has triggered an environmental crisis, as the city-state's premier warned it could last weeks.

The escalation in tensions between tiny Singapore and its vast neighbour came as the levels of haze enveloping the island hit a new record high, shrouding the whole city, from residential blocks to tree-lined parks.

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