A missed opportunity in Asean's transboundary haze fight


Everyone’s problem: Kuala Lumpur was also cloaked in haze last week. – Photos: MARIA IBRAHIM/AZMAN GHANI/The Star

NEVER before in history have we seen so many summit meetings taking place in almost all continents of this turbulent, tumultuous, difficult and uncertain world – and all happening around the same time.

Nearer home, it was time again for the Asean summit which was recently held in Indonesia from Sept 4 to Sept 7.

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