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Why does Southeast Asia keeps breathing the same haze—and can ASEAN do more to stop it?
Southeast Asia has spent decades trying to tackle haze from forest fires. Yet every few years, the region finds itself breathing it again.
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Southeast Asia continues to grapple with recurring haze caused by forest and land fires, a problem that resurfaces every few years despite long‑standing mitigation efforts. The most recent episode stems from fires in Indonesia, with smoke drifting into Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and other neighboring areas. On Aug. 26, the ASEAN Specialized Meteorological Center upgraded the regional haze alert to Level 3 as emissions from hotspots in Kalimantan—Indonesia’s portion of Borneo—spread across borders. This alert underscores the transboundary nature of the pollution and the ongoing challenge of curbing fire‑related haze in the region.
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