Indonesia has cut natural gas exports to Singapore , escalating a row over the haze from its wildfires.

The cut began on Saturday and totals 31 million standard cubic feet a day, with 15 million from the Natuna field in the Riau Islands and 16 million from Sumatra , the head of the state agency that supervises the oil and gas sector said in a statement.

Djoko Siswanto of SKK Migas said the move was made "to maintain the reliability of domestic gas supply for electricity”, according to AFP.

"We will continue to monitor developments on a daily basis," he said.…