Asean must walk the talk on tackling haze
LETTERS: I remember 2002 vividly. I had just joined the Asean Secretariat in Jakarta when the Asean Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution was signed with great fanfare.
Twenty-four years after the Asean Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution was signed, smog continues to plague the region. Singapore has taken a stand with a legal act, but more needs to be done. Diplomacy and repeated promises are not enough. The public is fed up with empty talk and wants action. It's time for Asean leaders to demonstrate real political will and address this crisis as a health and environmental emergency. The people deserve clean air, not just empty words.
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