Haze returns to Singapore: Public Holiday To Be Declared

[Donutnews]

 

 

SINGAPORE: The haze has returned to Singapore today, two weeks earlier than forecasted by NEA. Southwest monsoon caused the weather to be drier and various parts of Sumatra is engulfed in forest fire, brought about by the slash and burn method of forest clearing.

 

The latest PSI index that measures air quality surpass the unhealthy mark of 100. The Ministry for Environment and Water Ponding has announced that the situation is expected to deteriorate over the next five days.

 

Donut News understands that many ERP gantry island-wide are unable to capture the readings from In-vehicle Unit (IU).

[Tanahseng]

SINGAPORE: The haze has returned to Singapore today, two weeks earlier than forecasted by NEA. Southwest monsoon caused the weather to be drier and various parts of Sumatra is engulfed in forest fire, brought about by the slash and burn method of forest clearing.

 

The latest PSI index that measures air quality surpass the unhealthy mark of 100. The Ministry for Environment and Water Ponding has announced that the situation is expected to deteriorate over the next five days.

 

Donut News understands that many ERP gantry island-wide are unable to capture the readings from In-vehicle Unit (IU).

[TameDriver]

 

If the haze is that bad, goods news for those selling aircon units, air purifiers,

Eye doctors and those specializing in Respiratory Medicine!

[I-LOVE-CARS]

SINGAPORE: The haze has returned to Singapore today, two weeks earlier than forecasted by NEA. Southwest monsoon caused the weather to be drier and various parts of Sumatra is engulfed in forest fire, brought about by the slash and burn method of forest clearing.

 

The latest PSI index that measures air quality surpass the unhealthy mark of 100. The Ministry for Environment and Water Ponding has announced that the situation is expected to deteriorate over the next five days.

 

Donut News understands that many ERP gantry island-wide are unable to capture the readings from In-vehicle Unit (IU). “As the government collected $159 million from ERP gantries in FY2010, this will be a significant loss of income for us,” said the transportation agency spokesperson.

 

The Ministry of Workforce has declared the next five days as public holiday.

 

Post taken from Donut News

 

Please don't waste bandwidth posting such 'useless' and 'fake' news, mods, pls close the topic, TQ

 

 

Edited June 17, 2012 by I-LOVE-CARS