K. Shanmugam: “Their claims must be backed by evidence, not just words. They cannot greenwash their behaviour.”

What do these experts think we are supposed to do? Shiver in our shoes before we take any action to protect our own people? That’s not the Singapore approach.

The Indonesian public is suffering as well, and it is in Indonesia’s interests as much as ours to deal with the companies that are causing these problems.

Companies cannot play hide and seek with different corporate structures.

In fact, we hope to get full cooperation from Indonesia in going after the companies, and likewise, we have also offered our full cooperation in assisting to put out the fires, insofar as our assistance is required.