Indonesia denies accusations of transboundary haze crossing into Singapore and Malaysia


JAKARTA, Oct 2 (Bernama-Antara):The Indonesian government, through the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), has denied allegations regarding haze from forest and land fires (karhutla) in Indonesia crossing into Malaysia and Singapore.

Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya Bakar, stated in an official statement in Jakarta on Monday that Malaysia's complaint about Indonesian haze is not accurate.

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