29 Aug International panel submits report on transboundary haze
An international panel set up by the Singapore government in March to study transboundary pollution issues, including the haze, has submitted its report.
The panel was co-chaired by Professor S Jayakumar, former Singapore deputy prime minister, and Professor Tommy Koh, Singapore’s Ambassador-at-Large. It also consulted law experts from Indonesia and Singapore, including Professor Emil Salim, head of Indonesia’s presidential advisory council, and Professor Simon Tay, chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA).
This article was published in the Straits Times on 25 Aug 2014 (requires login). A copy of the article is also available as a PDF download.