KL and Jakarta in haze pact - The Star

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia and Indonesia are expected to sign the long-awaited memorandum of understanding (MoU) in June to tackle haze-related problems affecting the region.

Indonesian Minister of Environment Rachmat Witoelar said the progress for the signing of the MoU for collaboration between Malaysia and Indonesia in the Riau province was in its final stage.

The signing would see the implementation of zero-burning techniques, an early-warning system, and peatland management activities in collaboration with various stakeholders in Riau.

“We have a zero-burning policy and our Government will prosecute any company caught carrying out open burning,” he said at a joint press conference with Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas.

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