Counter-intuitive, you say? Nonsensical, you say? Why aren't they helping our own people who are struggling, but instead going to the people who are causing our inconveniences?

Indeed, many of your fellow citizens voiced their views in this way on an article by The New Paper:

Koo, who travelled there with four others as part of Relief.sg, a homegrown humanitarian agency, explains why they chose to do what they did in a Facebook post we found quite meaningful.

Here's some of what he said:

The distinction here we need to make is between the real culprits and the people of Kalimantan who are suffering like us. Actually it's worse for them. PSI 1500 is no joke. And even in these circumstances, the authorities are not making N95 available. Perhaps it's better not to? Giving the N95 acknowledges the severity of the problem. Plus it is 3-4 times more expensive than a surgical mask, which is commonly used but completely cosmetic.

We know we cannot supply masks forever. We know N95 is not a solution for forest fires. But do we let the common people languish in the smoke, or do we help them cope and live to fight a bigger battle? Go figure. Imagine if in Singapore, our shops didn't have N95 masks and the authorities don't release PSI readings. Let's put ourselves in their shoes for a minute.

Yep. Don't attack all of Indonesia's people, whose suffering we couldn't possibly imagine unless we went there to see it for ourselves.

Read his full reflection here: