MIRI: The Sarawak Government has ordered the mobilisation of more manpower, heavy-duty machinery and fire-fighting equipment to prevent wildfires from spreading in Miri.
Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr George Chan Hong Nam, who is also state Disaster Relief Committee chairman, said the fires were being contained and there would not be a repeat of the major 1997-1998 forest fires and haze incident.
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