Indonesia, Malaysia ink agreement to advance rural development
The Ministry of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions has established a partnership with the Malaysian ...
Jakarta: Malaysia has officially extended assistance to Indonesia in combating forest fires, including a Bombardier CL-415MP aircraft previously used to aid its neighbor. Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi conveyed the offer during his four-day working visit to Indonesia. The assistance package includes three helicopters, 52 personnel from the National Disaster Management Agency, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, and Royal Malaysian Air Force.
The matter will be forwarded to Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto for approval. The visit, which ends on September 20, is at the invitation of Indonesia's Halal Product Assurance Organising Agency as part of the fifth Halal 20 Summit. Zahid is slated to attend the opening ceremony and participate as a panelist on regional halal cooperation.
Previously, the MMEA's Bombardier CL-415MP dropped 546,000 liters of water in a five-day mission in South Sumatra in 2015, extracting water from lakes, seas, or rivers to combat fires. Malaysia, concerned about annual forest fires causing haze that affects the country, aims to join Indonesia in addressing the issue through a mitigation plan that benefits both nations.
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