According to the Indonesian Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya, no signs of haze have been detected crossing the border.
Recently, Malaysia has experienced a resurgence of haze, with unhealthy Air Pollutant Index readings reported in several areas.
Jakarta Dismisses Claims that Malaysia’s Haze Originated from Indonesian Forest and Land Fires On 2 October, the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry refuted allegations regarding the haze issue in Malaysia being linked to smoke from Indonesian forest and land fires crossing into the country.
No Haze Images Observed Crossing into Malaysia Siti Nurbaya further clarified that the ministry reported no instances of haze images crossing the border, as confirmed by observations of haze distribution images from the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency and the ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre between 28 and 30 September.
Indonesia’s Efforts to Contain Forest Fires in Sumatra and Borneo Indonesia’s foreign ministry spokesperson disclosed that Indonesia is actively working to contain the forest fires occurring in various regions of Sumatra and Borneo using water bombs deployed from helicopters.