KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- The cross-border haze that has affected Malaysia’s air quality since Aug 8 is expected to gradually subside over the next two weeks as wind patterns change, Deputy Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh said.
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- Syed Ibrahim was responding to concerns raised by Khoo Poay Tiong (PH-Kota Melaka), who described the haze as a national crisis affecting public health, safety, the economy and public well-being.
- The issue was also raised by Dr Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen (PH-Bandar Kuching) and Young Syefura Othman (PH-Bentong).
- Yii said the haze was no longer merely a seasonal nuisance but an annual emergency requiring stronger action, including the proposed introduction of a Cross-Border Haze Pollution Act and greater transparency in sharing hotspot data and information on plantation concessions.
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