Indonesia urged to take steps to combat smog


Seasonal flare-up: An Indonesian soldier and volunteers trying to put out a peat fire in Riau province, Indonesia. — Reuters

PETALING JAYA: The Indonesian government must take necessary steps to combat the haze that is affecting the region, said Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.

The National Institute of Occupa-tional Safety and Health (Niosh) chairman said that while it was a relief that the Indonesian government had agreed to ratify the Asean Agreement on Transbou­ndary Haze Pollution, it was important to see the implementation of this agreement.

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