Malaysia urges ASEAN action as haze worsens air quality
Malaysia has called on ASEAN member states to strengthen regional cooperation to combat worsening transboundary haze. The country is urging for better surveillance and enforcement of burning restrictions as dry weather and El Nino conditions threaten air quality.
Why it matters
Transboundary haze is a recurring environmental crisis in Southeast Asia that poses significant public health risks and economic disruption to the region.
Putrajaya shrouded in haze on Aug 14. Malaysia has urged ASEAN member states to step up preventive measures and preparedness against transboundary haze.
Listen Summarise Malaysia urges ASEAN to strengthen preventive measures against transboundary haze as air quality worsens to unhealthy levels in several areas. The country stresses collective action under the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution and welcomes ASEAN Secretariat's coordinating role. Prolonged dry weather and El Nino may worsen haze; Malaysia calls for increased surveillance, enforcement of burning restrictions, and firefighting readiness regionally. AI generated
PETALING JAYA – Malaysia has urged ASEAN member states to step up preventive measures and preparedness against transboundary haze as dry weather conditions push air quality to unhealthy levels in parts of the country.
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