Arrests over haze could be game changer

The culprit: Illegal forest fires on peatlands in Sumatra and Kalimantan have been the source of the haze that blanketed parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore in recent weeks. — EPA

SINGAPORE: There was to be no more dragging of feet from the authorities, said Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Security and Political Affairs Luhut Panjaitan during a high-level meeting in Jakarta.

Track down the culprits and send them to jail, ordered the former Special Forces general on Tuesday, who until recently was also President Joko Widodo’s chief of staff.