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Malaysia Pushes ASEAN to Close Regional Gap in Transboundary Haze Response

Malaysia plans to put transboundary haze on ASEAN’s agenda after smoke from Indonesian fires exposed gaps in existing regional disaster-response arrangements.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Kuala Lumpur, 13 October 2026 – Malaysia will raise transboundary haze at an ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting in Manila next month, seeking a stronger regional response to pollution that has disrupted health, schools and business activity. Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said existing ASEAN natural-disaster mechanisms do not classify haze as a disaster.

The gap matters because forest and land fires in Indonesia have blanketed parts of Malaysia and Singapore for weeks. Respiratory cases have risen and schools in parts of Johor have closed. Indonesia’s current fires, concentrated in Sumatra and Borneo, have been described as the country’s most intense in 11 years.

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