Indonesia cuts gas to Singapore amid Borneo, Sumatra wildfire haze

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France-Presse, A. (2026, October 24). Indonesia cuts gas to Singapore amid Borneo, Sumatra wildfire haze. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3372025/indonesia-cuts-gas-singapore-amid-borneo-sumatra-wildfire-haze

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-24 · by Agence France-Presse

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Indonesia has reduced its natural gas exports to Singapore by 31 million standard cubic feet per day to prioritize domestic needs amid severe wildfires causing haze over Borneo and Sumatra. The reduction includes cutting supplies from Natuna (Riau island) and Sumatra, according to SKK Migas chief Djoko Siswanto. President Prabowo Subianto criticized unnamed countries for insulting Indonesia regarding the environmental crisis.
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📰 Indonesia Gas Cuts To Singapore
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“The articles describe different aspects of the wildfire haze crisis in Indonesia, but they do not report on the same specific incident at the same time and place.”
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“The articles describe different actions related to the haze crisis: one focuses on student protests in Indonesia, while the other reports on Indonesia cutting gas supplies to Singapore.”
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⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 2 📰 publisher trust 64
“The articles describe different actions and reactions related to haze issues but do not detail the same specific incident.”
Southeast Asia's worst haze in over a decade sparks student protests different event · 90%
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⚖️ Leans left further left than this 🔴 16% hedged 4 of 25 📰 publisher trust 64
“While both articles discuss haze-related issues in Southeast Asia, Article A focuses on student protests across Indonesia, while Article B reports on Indonesia cutting gas supplies to Singapore due to the haze crisis.”
Prabowo warns regional critics Indonesia won’t be ‘insulted’ over haze different event · 80%
South China Morning Post
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“While both articles discuss President Prabowo's stance on the haze crisis and mention Indonesia-Singapore tensions, Article B describes a new action (cutting gas supply) not mentioned in Article A.”
Indonesia haze: why Jakarta won’t declare wildfires a national disaster different event · 20%
South China Morning Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 25% hedged 1 of 4 📰 publisher trust 64
“The articles describe different aspects of the haze crisis, one focusing on Jakarta's refusal to declare a national disaster and the other on Indonesia cutting gas supply to Singapore.”
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🔮 The head of SKK Migas, a state agency supervising the oil and gas sector, said Indonesia would cut a total of 31 million standard cubic feet per day from its supply to Singapore.
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🔮 The haze has sent air pollution levels surging to dangerous levels not only at home, but also in Malaysia, Singapore and East Timor, prompting the Asean regional bloc to call a meeting over the crisis. “As for certain countries that like to insult the Indonesian nation, when the time comes, we will reveal the companies involved,” Prabowo Subianto told a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, claiming that “many corporations bear responsibility” for the crisis.
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Borneo Indonesia SKK Migas Singapore Sumatra

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Indonesia GPE · 4× Singapore GPE · 3× SKK Migas ORG · 2× Sumatra GPE · 2× Borneo GPE · 1× Djoko Siswanto PERSON · 1× Natuna GPE · 1× Prabowo Subianto PERSON · 1×

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Indonesia cut exports of natural gas to Singapore on Saturday to prioritise domestic demand, an official said, with the two countries at loggerheads over regional air pollution emanating from wildfires on the vast archipelago.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-24
🔮 The head of SKK Migas, a state agency supervising the oil and gas sector, said Indonesia would cut a total of 31 million standard cubic feet per day from its supply to Singapore.
2026-10-24 · South China Morning Post
Indonesia cuts gas to Singapore amid Borneo, Sumatra wildfire haze · assertive framing

Claims (7 extracted, 0 hedged)

Indonesia cuts gas to Singapore amid Borneo, Sumatra wildfire haze asserted
Indonesia → cut → haze
President Prabowo Subianto berated ‘countries that like to insult’ his nation over the haze crisis. asserted
that → berate → crisis
He did not name specific countries asserted
He → name → countries
Indonesia cut exports of natural gas to Singapore on Saturday to prioritise domestic demand, an official said, with the two countries at loggerheads over regional air pollution emanating from wildfires on the vast archipelago. asserted
countries → cut → archipelago
The head of SKK Migas, a state agency supervising the oil and gas sector, said Indonesia would cut a total of 31 million standard cubic feet per day from its supply to Singapore. asserted
Indonesia → supervise → Singapore
Fifteen million standard cubic feet per day was being cut from Natuna in Indonesia’s Riau island, and 16 million from Sumatra, SKK Migas chief Djoko Siswanto said in a statement. asserted
Siswanto → cut → statement
He said the move was “to maintain the reliability of domestic gas supply for electricity”. asserted
move → say → electricity
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