Air quality may only improve in mid-Nov, says Wan Junaidi


KUALA LUMPUR: The air quality in Malaysia may only improve around mid-November, when the Northeast monsoon begins and rains are expected in the region.

Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said human intervention was not enough to quell the raging forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan.

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