Malaysia urges Indonesia to keep a lid on haze

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s sports minister has urged Indonesia to ensure that haze from raging forest Asian Games this month, a report said Wednesday.

Malaysia will host the major multi-sport event from August 1930, with thousands of athletes from

However there have been fears over Malaysia during the games.

The haze is an annual problem and pulp and paper plantations. It often blows over Malaysia and - rates of respiratory illness.

fears that the games would be af and Indonesia had improved ef

“I hope Indonesia will be able was quoted as saying in the New

“I believe they will be embar -

But there has already been an - - last month.

Indonesia’s national disaster

the number in 2015, when huge - haze billowing as far as southern - sions soaring.