However, the country must learn from difficulties encountered by Singapore in enforcing its own legislation, says Universiti Malaya’s Helena Varkkey.
Peatland forest fires have been causing transboundary haze pollution in Southeast Asia on an almost yearly basis.
She said Malaysia has always taken a more diplomatic approach to addressing the haze issue with Indonesia. “Technically, it was quite sound, but in practicality, there were some limitations, especially since they were having difficulty getting Indonesia’s cooperation with their investigations, such as evidence-sharing,” Varkkey told FMT.
That would mean only holding Malaysian companies and citizens responsible for haze experienced in the country due to open burning activities carried out overseas. “Most of the big companies don’t slash and burn themselves, but we do not know whether or not they buy land that is cleared by slash and burn,” said Yeo, who also wants Indonesia to commit to sharing satellite data on hotspots.
“They want to be sustainable, so they have to make a stand and not be involved in forest destruction,” he said, adding that Malaysia also could learn from shortcomings in the Singapore law.
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