Singapore Presses Jakarta to Rein In Smog

SINGAPORE—Smog accumulating over Singapore from fires in Indonesia worsened again on Thursday, prompting concern about widening economic and diplomatic fallout, amid government warnings the haze could cover the small, island country for an extended period.

With public anger rising, Singapore pressed its neighbor for urgent action against the purposely kindled forest fires that have billowed into one of Southeast Asia's worst air-pollution crises.

On Thursday, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned the haze could smother the country for weeks, or even months, due to persistent dry weather and unfavorable winds.

Pollution from fires on nearby Sumatra Island took hold ...

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