SINGAPORE, Oct. 28 -- Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam has said that he does not want to give the impression that the Singapore-registered companies are the primary or sole cause of the heightened haze situation.

He shared that it was not possible to proceed with "business as usual" given the current haze situation and told the relevant firms that the intention of the exercise was "not to find scapegoats".

He said: "We will hold those responsible to account and if the facts show that there is no wrongdoing, we will proceed on that basis as well."

He was speaking to the media on Wednesday (October 28) after meeting with the senior leadership of Singapore-based companies that may be li...