KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians should continue to assert pressure on the respective authorities to do more in solving the haze menace once and for all. “However, many Malaysians tend to forget about how bad the haze was after the situation gets better. “Therefore, I would like to remind the public not to forget about the issue, but to continue putting pressure on the authorities,” he said in a statement today. Lee said Malaysia needs to have its own cross border haze act, like Singapore with its Transboundary Haze Pollution Act, which allows legal action to be taken against those causing haze in the country. “The Malaysian government must have a clear and concise stance on this haze issue, along with discussions with neighbouring countries on measures to resolve the issue for the sake of health and environmental protection and subsequently to achieve the 'Haze Free' status soon.”

Source: New Strait Times October 19, 2019 07:41 UTC