Haze pushes air quality across Singapore into unhealthy range for first time in 7 years
Moderate to dense smoke plumes from fires in Kalimantan have drifted towards Singapore, said the National Environment Agency.
A woman wearing a mask walks along East Coast Park on Sep 15, 2026. (Photo: CNA/Lim Li Ting)
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15 Sep 2026 11:23AM (Updated: 15 Sep 2026 11:28AM)
SINGAPORE: All five regions of Singapore entered the unhealthy air quality range on Tuesday (Sep 15) morning as hotspots and haze persisted in parts of Indonesia.
At one point, the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) in the central region hit 154.
The National Environment Agency said in its in advisory on Monday that with dry conditions forecast and prevailing winds likely to blow from the southeast to east-southeast, haze is likely to continue to affect Singapore.
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