KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has yet to receive a written response from Indonesia on its offer of firefighting assets to help put out forest and land fires linked to transboundary haze.
The Department of Environment (DOE) said the assets remained on standby while the government awaited a formal response from Jakarta.
DOE deputy director-general (development) Azuri Azizah Saedon said the offer had been conveyed through diplomatic channels.
"But until now, we have not received anything in writing from the (Indonesian) government, so we are still waiting.
"Our assets are ready to help them put out the fires," she said at the department's engagement session with the media today.
