Haze: Malaysia calls for immediate action by Indonesia


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has called for immediate action by Indonesia to extinguish and prevent further land and forest fires in Central Sumatra, Indonesia, that were responsible for the cross border haze.

Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri G. Palanivel said the call was expressed to Indonesia in a letter written by Environment director general Datuk Halimah Hassan to her counterpart at the Environment Ministry in Indonesia.

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