Singapore Expands Haze Crackdown, Targeting Three More Indonesian Companies Over Kalimantan Fires

Singapore will issue preventive notices to three more Indonesian companies to tackle and prevent forest fires in Kalimantan province, the National Environment Agency said Monday. The fires may have sent smoke across the border. The step brings to 10 the number of Indonesian companies involved and widens Singapore's crackdown on firms linked to the haze. The notices are meant to address and prevent fires, not only respond to smoke already produced. The announcement was reported from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The three sides share the same headline and nearly identical core facts, so the differences are small. The alternative outlet, AP, leads with the agency's Monday announcement and is the only one whose excerpt gives the total of 10 companies. The left-leaning Washington Post says the notices have been issued, while the other two say they will be issued. The right-leaning Newsmax uses AP's wording closely, attributes the announcement to the agency, and its excerpt gives no total. None of the excerpts quotes company or Indonesian government responses.