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Adrianna Tan@skinnylatte@hachyderm.io (2026-10-14 14:50:36)
I’ve been a watching a lot of videos of people in Singapore and Malaysia being upset at Indonesia over the haze (for good reason)
But I am trying to imagine what it’s like right now for the people and orang utans of Kalimantan and Sumatra living near the wildfires right now :/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/21/indonesia-borneo-sumatra-fires-smoke-toxic-air
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Adrianna Tan@skinnylatte@hachyderm.io (2026-10-14 17:35:14)
It’s a complex web of corporate relationships. The Indonesians are correct that many of the responsible parties are actually Malaysian and Singaporean companies, but those with local Indonesian subsidiaries.
(Singapore basically functions as Delaware for regional companies; it’s much easier to move money in and out of Singapore)
The only take that makes sense to me is that regional elites have no national boundaries, just like the exploitation of the land and climate that they are responsible for
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckreyq9re0n0o