On 12/August/2005, I was at work and made known of a shocking news on my 3 mobile - Malaysia Declared State of Emergency. Being in great tensity of haze, the financial capital, Kulau Lumpur was 'swallowed' by a level of more than 400 and with main harbour in Port Klang was peaked at more than 500!! (well, if memory serves me well). Next day, The West Australian newspaper reported.........."Malaysian anger at the haze from forest fires boiled over yesterday as opposition activists demonstrated nosily outside the Indonesian embassy, they demanded compensation for the choking smog from Indonesian forest clearances which has forced schools to close, disrupted transport and caused breathing problem......" Complaints go on....
It has occured to question that who is to blame with this incidence since worst haze crisis previously in the region was in 1997-98, and was also caused by Indonesian forest fires? Should it be proposed to stop pointing fingers at each other? Digging out and tackling where the problem lies seems to be the only radical solution now - putting off the flame.
Interesting enough, according to an Internet source on Tuesday August 16, 9:54 AM
"Indonesia will prosecute 10 companies - EIGHT OF THEM MALAYSIAN - for illegally lighting fires on Sumatra Island that have enveloped much of Malaysia with smoke". For full story, Click Here
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