Dr M to write to Jokowi over transboundary haze


PETALING JAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will be writing to Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) over the transboundary air pollution clogging up the skies even as cloud-seeding begins in Sarawak.

Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin said she hoped the letter would attract Jokowi’s attention to proactively address the hundreds of hotspots in Kalimantan and Sumatra.

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