Deja vu

I don't think anyone's all THAT happy that Indonesia has agreed to meet about the haze. It's always worse when the guilty party doesn't own up and has to be prodded in the ass to do something.

Singapore on Wednesday invited environment ministers from affected nations Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Brunei to a meeting on Friday to discuss "urgent" measures to deal with the problem. But Indonesia's Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda insisted the meeting should be held in his country, possibly in Pekanbaru city on Sumatra island's Riau province, near Singapore.

"We want the meeting to be held nearer to the where the problem is being handled," he told reporters in Jakarta.

Wirayuda did not say when the meeting in Sumatra would take place, but his omments were greeted with immediate satisfaction by Singapore.

"We are delighted that Indonesia has heeded calls from the region to take urgent action to deal with this serious problem," said a statement from the the island state's foreign ministry. "We commend Indonesia for taking responsibility and agreeing to convene this meeting. Singapore was happy to agree to shift the meeting to Indonesia."

Affected countries attending the meeting could help Indonesia "prevent a recurrence of the problem in the future and take immediate action to mitigate the fires" causing the haze, Singapore's foreign ministry said.

First of all, this tune has been sung for the last few years. It's the same, tired, old donkey of a story.

Secondly, don't be mistaken about that "happy to shift venue" smiley face. We Singaporeans aren't happy at all. Why does it have to initiate from MY government? What are you lot waiting for? Money? From us? Again? I'll tell you why we're happy..... we're bloody happy you've got the guts to acknowledge you have a problem in the first place!


I'd say do something!! but I know you guys are impotent. Heh.