Smoke haze over S'pore

Smoke haze over S'pore

SINGAPORE (Reuter): Singapore's environment ministry has advised the elderly and ill to reduce physical and outdoor activity as the smoky haze over the island reached unhealthy levels yesterday.

"These has been an increase in the intensity of the smoke haze affecting Singapore," a ministry statement said.

It said the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI), which measures air quality, hit 104 at 10.00 a.m. (0200 GMT). Levels of 101 and above are considered unhealthy.

Singapore increased its PSI monitoring to every three hours in August, up from once a day, in response to the worsening haze enveloping Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.