Change in wind patterns in next two weeks expected to ease haze in Peninsula and Sarawak, says Zahid

Key points

• Regarding Malaysia’s offer to assist in firefighting operations on the forest and land fires causing the haze, Ahmad Zahid said Indonesia might not require such assistance, given the deployment of a large number of its own personnel and assets to handle the situation.
• “I do not think they will require help from Malaysia because they possess ample personnel and equipment to help extinguish the fires; however, we understand that the hotspots in Kalimantan and Sumatra cannot be extinguished immediately,” he said.
• Previously, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was reported to have contacted Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to convey Malaysia’s readiness to assist.

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