Anwar: Asean haze mechanism needs stronger action, Malaysia won’t shield firms
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PUTRAJAYA, Sept 8 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said there was room to improve the existing Asean mechanism for tackling transboundary haze. He stressed that...
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He stressed that the issue required more serious attention given its impact on public health.
“I think the Asean ministers must seriously look at it because this is affecting lives, particularly children and babies,” he told reporters when met at the Plantation and Commodities Ministry monthly assembly here today.
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