Come down hard on culprits


The skyline over Miri at the peak of wildfires last week. — Stephen Then / The Star

MIRI: There are claims that certain unscrupulous landowners are using the current hot weather as an excuse to set fire to clear the forest-vegetation on their unused vacant land in Sarawak.

The latest forest-fires in Sarawak had contributed to air pollution over the past week or so in numerous districts.

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