MALAYSIANS should not have to become fire investigators to ask for cleaner air.

When smoke crosses borders, frustration is understandable. People want those responsible held accountable and assurance that the same ordeal will not return.

The difficulty is that a satisfying explanation is not always a sufficient one.

Naming a company, blaming a farmer or condemning an entire industry may settle an argument in the comments section. It does considerably less to settle the embers.