Malaysia Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi previously said his country had offered a firefighting aircraft, three helicopters and 52 officers and personnel to assist with firefighting operations in Indonesia.
Malaysia Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan on Oct 12 said the country will raise the issue of transboundary haze when foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meet next month in Manila, to discuss more effective regional mechanisms to tackle the problem, Bernama news agency reported.
Meanwhile, Singapore Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu said last week that she had been in touch with her Indonesian counterpart Jumhur Hidayat, adding that Singapore is prepared to help Indonesia in fighting forest fires wherever necessary amid the ongoing haze.
Prabowo on Monday also directed that firefighting in Central Kalimantan’s Tanjung Puting National Park, a stronghold for orangutans and other wildlife, be prioritised. Tanjung Puting is the world’s largest conservation and rehabilitation centre for orangutans.
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