JOHOR BARU: The Indonesian government has been in contact with their Malaysian counterparts following the haze situation, says Indonesia Ministry of Foreign Affairs's South-East Asian Affairs director Denny Abdi.
He said the two governments were coordinating on the matter which was affecting both countries and peoples.
Denny said this when met after he attended a business meeting and networking session organised by the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia held at a hotel here on Tuesday . “Whoever that breaks the law by deliberately starting the fire just to clear the land, which is the cheapest way, will face our law.
Indonesian Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar was reported as saying that at least four plantation companies which land had been sealed off because fires, were subsidiaries of Malaysian firms.
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