Indonesia minister says no transboundary haze to Malaysia, fires on decline


JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Agencies): Forest fires in some parts of Indonesia have declined and no haze had been detected moving to Malaysia, Environment and Forestry Minister said on Friday (Oct 6), a day after its neighbour urged Jakarta to take action as air quality worsened.

Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, Malaysia's minister of natural resources, environment and climate change, in an interview with Reuters said he had asked his Indonesian counterpart to address the haze, as air quality worsens, saying haze should not be a new normal.

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