'This is not Malaysia vs Indonesia', Syed Saddiq says amid haze row
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KUALA LUMPUR: "This is not Malaysia versus Indonesia. Our flags are different, but when we struggle to breathe, the suffering is the same," said Muar member of parliament Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman.
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He was responding to criticism by former Indonesian trade minister Muhammad Lutfi over his call for Asean to boycott Indonesia over recurring transboundary haze.
Syed Saddiq said the issue should not be viewed as a dispute between the two countries, but addressed through evidence-based action against any party found responsible for environmental pollution.
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