By Huang Huifen

Singapore has not been affected by the haze from forest fires on Indonesia's Sumatra island.

Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, gave this assurance yesterday when asked by reporters on the sidelines of a Mendaki event at Fort Canning Park.

Media reports last week stated that haze from forest fires in Indonesia's Riau islands was blowing towards Singapore, and the number of hot spots there was rising.

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