"We're Ready to Extend Assistance" - Anwar Says M'sia Is Ready to Help Indonesia Fight Forest Fires Amid Haze
- On Sunday, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan announced Malaysia's offer to deploy helicopters and water-bombing aircraft to assist Indonesia in extinguishing raging forest fires sending thick haze across Southeast Asia.
- Fires burning deep in remote inland areas remain difficult to reach by land, while extreme haze with visibility below 50m hampers aerial operations. Mohamad cited an Air Pollutant Index of 1,000 in Kalimantan as "extremely severe."
- Schools in Johor have been ordered closed until October 23 due to unhealthy air quality. Mohamad stressed pilot safety remains paramount, noting previous international teams including a Japanese contingent were unable to operate effectively.
- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reaffirmed Malaysia's readiness to assist, commending Indonesia's deployment of tens of thousands of personnel while calling for strengthened ASEAN-level coordination to address the transboundary crisis.
- Senior officials from the National Disaster Management Agency and the National Security Council are negotiating deployment details with Indonesian counterparts, with results to be presented to Cabinet for approval soon.
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KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia cannot afford to stand by as raging forest fires in Indonesia send thick haze across the region, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said today (Oct 18), as the country offered to deploy helicopters and water-bombing aircraft to help contain the blazes.But Mohamad warned that dangerously poor visibility, reportedly below 50m in affected areas, could hamper...
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‘We cannot sit back’: Malaysia offers aircraft to fight Indonesia forest fires despite dangerously poor visibility
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — Malaysia cannot afford to stand by as raging forest fires in Indonesia send thick haze across the region, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said...
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