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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.
Written by AI on 2026-10-24, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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As of October 26, 2026, Indonesia has cut 31 million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day from its supply to Singapore to prioritize domestic demand amid a haze crisis caused by wildfires in Borneo and Sumatra. The reduction, which amounts to about 8% of the daily supply of 409.55 million standard cubic feet, is within contractual limits but still less than 2% of Singapore’s total daily gas demand. Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto criticized unnamed countries for insulting his nation over the haze crisis, while Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia defended the cuts as necessary due to rising domestic needs and existing contracts. In response, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong stated that the government would explore nuclear power and strengthen global partnerships for energy security.

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📰 Indonesia Gas Cuts To Singapore
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⚖️ Leans left further left than this Hedges 4 of 25 claims Outlet record 64/100
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⚖️ Leans right Hedges 0 of 4 claims Outlet record 63/100
“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.”
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Hedges 1 of 4 claims Outlet record 63/100
“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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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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