S'pore looking into which companies responsible for haze-causing fires, will take action where warranted: PM Wong

Singapore is looking into which companies may be responsible for the haze-causing fires in Indonesia, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said in an Oct. 15 Facebook post.

Where warranted, Singapore will take action under the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act and explore joint action with other countries, PM Wong added.

Enacted in 2014, the Transboundary Haze Pollution Act allows the government to prosecute any entity found guilty of engaging in conduct that causes or contributes to haze pollution in Singapore.

Such conduct may take place in or outside of Singapore.

In the post, PM Wong also said that Singapore has offered assistance to Indonesia and will continue to work closely with the country and Asean partners to address the issue.

PM Wong commented, "We cannot control the weather or winds, nor can we directly control what happens beyond our borders."

"But we will do everything we can to protect Singaporeans, while working with our neighbours to address the underlying causes of the haze," he added.

The National Environment Agency (NEA) previously said that it is monitoring the haze situation closely and that a probe into four firms over the haze in 2015 is still ongoing.