Malaysia not transparent about its own forest fires, says Indonesian minister

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JAKARTA: Haze that has been shrouding parts of Malaysia did not entirely originate from Indonesia, the archipelago’s Environmental Affairs and ...

On its website, the Indonesian Forestry Ministry said there has been a spike in hotspots across Southeast Asia, not only in Indonesia but also in Peninsular Malaysia and parts of Vietnam.In her statement on Wednesday, Mdm Siti Nurbaya accused Malaysia of not revealing certain information on the haze, adding that smog affecting Malaysia could have originated from Sarawak, Peninsular Malaysia and perhaps parts of West Kalimantan.

Malaysia also offered to help Indonesia put out the forest fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra, Ms Yeo said in a Facebook post. “The government will continue to do cloud seeding whenever situation allows and send assistance to Indonesia if and when they accepted the offer,” she said.

 

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