Indonesia open to Singapore's offer to help put out forest fires

"It must be recalled that we've not had a similar case for more than 3 or 4 years. The last time there was a serious case was sometime around 2006 or 2007. In other words the efforts the Indonesian government had undertaken during the course of that period had actually worked not only nationally but also through collaborations with our partners as well as in the region.

Now that the fact that the haze has returned at this time we hope it should be taken in the context of the several years of successes in the recent past and we must ensure that the successes or the avoidance of such situation becomes the norm and the situation we have now has become the exception to the rule," Indonesia's Foreign Minister Dr Marty Natalegawa said.

He is open to Singapore's offer to assist in overcoming the forest fires in Indonesia. LINK