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Don’t fight fires, prevent them in the first place
A letter from TK CHUA, Kuala Lumpur.
'Dangerous' air pollution in Indonesia's Borneo leads to school closures
PALANGKA RAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Schools in two cities in the Indonesian part of Borneo island will be closed for a week after smoke from forest fires caused air quality to hit "dangerous" levels, a local government official said on Sunday.
Same old, same old
Sabahans and Sarawakians are still waiting for the promise of receiving higher returns for their states’ oil to be fulfilled.
Firm confirms forest fire in its estate
PETALING JAYA: Plantation company Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK) has confirmed that there was a forest fire in one of its estates in Riau, Indonesia.
Singapore smog worst in three years as forest fires rage
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's air quality deteriorated to "unhealthy" levels on Saturday for the first time in three years, data from the National Environment Agency (NEA) showed, threatening to deepen a regional dispute over forest fires.
CPO futures to trade in tight range next week
KUALA LUMPUR: The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives is likely to trade in a tight range of between RM2,010 and RM2,100 per tonne next week, said a dealer.
Indonesia claims four Malaysian firms behind open burning
PETALING JAYA: In an escalating row between neighbours over the regional haze, Indonesia has blamed four Malaysian companies for causing some of the forest fires within its borders.
Asean must act against haze
From MEENAKSHI RAMAN, President, Sahabat Alam Malaysia.
Moody’s: NFPE debt constrains fiscal strength
PETALING JAYA: Debt is still an issue plaguing the nation. Malaysia’s debt of non-financial public entities (NFPEs) is estimated to be the highest in the Asia Pacific excluding China (APAC).
Palm oil exports set to decline as India buys less
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s biggest palm oil buyer is likely to reduce its purchase over the next few months, a move that is expected to hit local palm oil exporters beginning this month.India, which accounted for nearly 33% of Malaysia’s palm oil exports in August 2019, recently upped the import tax on Malaysia’s refined palm oil from 45% to 50% for a period of six months.