Indonesia Takes Action to Ensure Haze Does Not Recur in Malaysia – Wan Junaidi

Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.

Purajaya, MINA – Indonesia has taken steps to ensure the haze problem does not recur in Malaysia, said Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, Bernama reported.

He said despite the current hot weather, Malaysia was confident the proactive steps taken by Indonesia could help resolve the problem, which has plagued Malaysia and Singapore since 2015.

He added that last year, Indonesia took major steps to tackle the problem, including mobilising its army, police and local officers as well as increasing its assets at the affected locations.

“Malaysia believes the systematic and aggressive action taken by Indonesia in tackling haze can prevent this pollution problem from recurring this year,” he told a press conference after opening the 18th International Seminar on Current Issues Affecting Forests and Forestry Products, here today.

In 2015, forest fires broke out in Indonesia, causing thick smoke to spread to Malaysia…..(T/RS5/RS1)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)