Indonesia: Forest fires break out on Malaysian-controlled land
Indonesian Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya Bakar said on September 13 that some forest fires in its territory had started on land used by subsidiaries of Malaysian companies.
Hanoi (VNA) – IndonesianMinister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya Bakar said on September 13that some forest fires in its territory had started on land used bysubsidiaries of Malaysian companies.
Earlier, Malaysia has said smoke from fireson Indonesia’s Sumatra and Borneo islands over the past month has drifted overthe border, forcing it to close schools and issue public health alerts.
Indonesia has dismissed those accusationssaying fires have broken out in other countries, and some of the fires inIndonesia had been spotted in palm oil plantations owned by at least foursubsidiaries of Malaysian companies.
The plantations had been sealed off afterthe fires were spotted, the Indonesian minister said.
Smog occurs often in the dry season in someSoutheast Asian nations, including Malaysia, due to traditional burningpractices in agriculture in Indonesia to clear land for palm oil and pulpplantations.
Malaysia is planning to seed clouds to makerain to reduce dust level. Local authorities recently handed out 500,000 facemasks to people in Sarawak state as air quality in the eastern state hasreached unhealthy levels due to smog from forest fires./.
Malaysia is planning to seed clouds to make rain as air quality in many areas of the country has reached unhealthy levels due to smog from forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia.
Malaysia has closed hundreds of schools in Sarawak state after air quality dropped due to the ongoing haze, the state Education Department said on September 10.
Satellite data on September 12 showed the number of blazes in Indonesia's rainforests has rose sharply, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and adding to concerns about the impact of increasing wildfire outbreaks worldwide on global warming.
An airport on Sumatra island and schools in some provinces of Indonesia were forced to close on September 13 by smoke from forest fires in the country.
Many provinces of Thailand on September 13 started to hand out face masks to people as smog from forest fires in Indonesia hovered over its southern region.
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A forest fire in Indonesia (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
