Malaysia’s environment minister has sent a letter to his Indonesian counterpart about the haze. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia is calling on its neighbour Indonesia and a grouping of South-east Asian nations to take action as air quality worsens across the country due to fires in Indonesia, its environment minister told Reuters on Thursday.Almost every dry season, smoke from fires to clear land for palm oil and pulp and paper plantations in Indonesia blankets much of the region, bringing risks to public health and worrying tourist operators and airlines.
“We submitted our letter to inform the Indonesian government and them to hopefully take action on the matter,” he said. “We cannot keep going back to having haze as something normal.”The government has also sent letters to Malaysian-owned plantation companies that operate in Indonesia to ensure they comply with laws and prevent burning, he said.
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