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Indonesia to Open Airspace for Cloud Seeding to Tackle Haze, Malaysia Says
Malaysia and Indonesia will synchronize cloud seeding and firefighting efforts as 10 areas recorded unhealthy air quality, officials said.
- On Monday, Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Datuk Seri Arthur Joseph Kurup and Indonesian Environment Minister Jumhur Hidayat agreed to coordinate cloud seeding and firefighting operations to combat cross-border haze.
- Indonesia is battling forest and land fires driven by an intensifying El Nino pattern and prolonged dry season; the National Disaster Management Agency, or BNPB, reports dense smoke has crossed into neighboring Malaysia.
- Nearly 600 schools closed in Sarawak on Monday, affecting about 200,000 students as 10 areas across four states recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index readings, with one district posting "very unhealthy" air quality.
- Indonesia mobilized an additional 1,500 Indonesian National Armed Forces personnel and deployed 52 helicopters for water-bombing missions, while Police on Sunday arrested 72 people suspected of starting forest and peatland fires.
- Both nations are escalating prevention programs ahead of the 69th National Day celebration at Dataran Putrajaya on Aug 31 and Malaysia Day in Kuching, Sarawak, on Sept 16, with Indonesia granting official clearance for cloud seeding operations across shared airspace.
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Malaysia, Indonesia to synchronise haze suppression ops as monsoon and El Niño converge
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 24 — Malaysia and Indonesia have agreed to ramp up preventive measures to tackle cross-border haze, to safeguard air quality, especially in the lead-up to the National Day and Malaysia Day celebrations.Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) Minister Datuk Seri Arthur Joseph Kurup said the commitment was reached during a phone call today with his Indonesian counterpart, Environment Minister Jumhur Hidayat.“With t…
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