Concern over rising peat and forest fires

Mohammad Hamdan handing the Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang to Ruslaida Mat Lazim (right). Looking on is Nor Hisham Mohamad (left). – Bernama

KUANTAN: Both forest and peat fire cases are on the rise since February, says Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Mohammad Hamdan Wahid.

He said the haze, which hit the country particularly hard in 1997 and 2015, was a national hazard affecting people’s health and disturbing their socio-economic activities.