Prabowo surveys Indonesian fires causing world’s worst air
The Indonesian president said authorities will revoke the permits of companies found to be responsible for forest fires that have left a Malaysian city with the world's worst air.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto announced that companies responsible for forest fires plaguing a Malaysian city will have their permits revoked. The Indonesian leader made the statement on Monday during a visit to Sumatra, where he emphasized that if there is evidence suggesting any corporation ordered the burning, all of its permits will be revoked.
The dense smoke from the fires in Kalimantan, the Indonesian portion of Borneo, has drifted into Malaysia, where the city of Kuching currently holds the dubious distinction of having the worst air quality among major cities worldwide, according to the Swiss-based air quality monitoring service IQAir. The situation has prompted Malaysia and Brunei to seek a diplomatic solution at the regional level to tackle the escalating haze problem.
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