Transboundary haze drifts over Singapore, reaches southern Vietnam as air quality worsens

The ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre said that smoke from multiple fire hotspots across Sumatra, West and Central Kalimantan, Sarawak, Peninsular Malaysia and Java is generating a transboundary haze that now covers Singapore and extends to southern Vietnam. Winds are expected to blow mainly from the southeast across the southern ASEAN region, with lighter, variable winds over parts of Borneo. The centre continues to detect moderate to dense haze in the identified hotspots. Singapore’s National Environment Agency reported that the central region’s 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index reached 102, entering the unhealthy bracket, while the east, west, north and south regions recorded moderate values ranging from 79 to 91.