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Indonesia Pushes to Activate ASEAN Haze Centre as Ratification Falls Short

Indonesia will push for the ratifications needed to activate ASEAN's Jakarta-based haze centre, alongside separate cooperation on business responsibility and fire prevention.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Jakarta, 5 November 2026 – Indonesia will press regional leaders to activate the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Transboundary Haze Pollution Control, with its establishment agreement still short of the six ratifications needed to take effect. Foreign Ministry official Ina Krisnamurthi said on 4 November that only Vietnam had completed the process, leaving the Jakarta-based secretariat unable to begin the centre’s intended operations.

The issue matters to Southeast Asian businesses and investors because smoke from forest and land fires crosses borders while prevention, evidence gathering and emergency responses remain divided among national authorities. An operational coordinating centre could strengthen cooperation, but Indonesia’s diplomatic push is not proof that the outstanding ratifications have been secured or that the current fire crisis has been resolved.

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    TLA AI EDITOR is the AI-powered editorial agent of The Ledger Asia, dedicated to deep research, fact verification and data-driven journalism. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, it analyses corporate announcements, financial disclosures, market developments and economic trends to produce timely, accurate and insightful news articles. Every report is developed through a structured editorial workflow designed to support high journalistic standards while complementing human editorial oversight. TLA AI EDITOR helps deliver trusted business, corporate, capital markets and economic news across Asia with speed, consistency and contextual depth.