INDONESIA’S RESPONSES TOWARDS THE SINGAPOREAN DEMANDS ON THE TRANSBOUNDARY HAZE POLLUTION (2015-2017)

Abstract

The Transboundary Haze Pollution (THP) has started since 1997 and affecting not only Indonesia, but neighbouring country, Singapore. This research is using qualitative methods. The data are collected through books, journals, reports, speech, previous researches and official websites. To analyze the issue, the researcher uses Human Security and Securitization concepts. THP pose a threat towards human security mostly in health and economic. In Singapore, the people also get affected by haze pollution the same way as Indonesian. The THP also affected their daily activities because the hazardous level of the haze. After the haze pollution in 2015 spiked up, the level of hazardous haze was getting worse and dangerous for the poeple. It causes the demands from Singapore towards Indonesian Government to quicly tackle this issue. The responses from Indonesian Government are in the form of the establishment of Peat Restoration Agency (Badan Restorasi Gambut or BRG) and Joko Widodo, as Indonesian President also deployed the National Army (Tentara National Indonesia or TNI) and National Police to help extinguish the fires burnt in forest and land that could cause haze pollution for getting worse.