Landowners in Sarawak to be responsible for fires on their land

Wildfires in Miri earlier this year caused the air pollutant index to go beyond 300.

MIRI: Landowners will be held wholly accountable for haze and air pollution resulting from fires on their land.

Under a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), which was unveiled on Tuesday, the landowners will be compelled to prevent and suppress all fires on their land or face legal consequences.