Time for the law to pursue the smoke


THE Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry deserves credit for asking a question Malaysia has put off for too long: Can a Malaysia-linked company be held accountable for a fire it starts abroad that sends smoke here?

Minister Datuk Seri Arthur Joseph Kurup has ordered a committee of ministries and agencies to examine this question with the hope of finding better ways to deal with the perennial haze situation.

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