Overview
- The 24‑hour Pollutant Standards Index in central Singapore exceeded 100 on Friday, recording 101 at 7am and rising to about 105 later in the morning.
- The National Environment Agency said it will publish daily haze advisories from Friday evening and that the 28-agency Haze Task Force has begun rolling out action plans to protect public health.
- Weeks of forest, land and peat fires in southern and central Sumatra and parts of Kalimantan, combined with prolonged dry conditions linked to El Niño, have produced widespread hotspots and dense smoke plumes.
- Officials advised vulnerable people to cut outdoor activity, keep medications ready and seek care if unwell, and explained that the 24‑hour PSI is a daily average of six pollutants while the one‑hour PM2.5 shows immediate conditions.
- Air quality varied across the region with other parts of Singapore remaining moderate while many stations in Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sabah and Sarawak recorded unhealthy to hazardous readings, and forecasters warned the haze risk will stay elevated while dry weather and hotspots persist.