- Central and West Kalimantan are facing increased hotspots, leading to coordinated operational responses by the Ministry of Forestry.
- Indonesia implements haze control measures, including cloud-seeding and utilizing the ASEAN framework, as haze drifts from Kalimantan toward Sarawak.
Transboundary smoke from West Kalimantan is hammering Sarawak.
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Updated Aug 28
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What happened
Transboundary smoke from West Kalimantan is hammering Sarawak.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Operational unit tracks smoke across national borders involving Malaysian authorities and Singkawang.Sub-event
Smoke from West Kalimantan is affecting Sarawak.1 source
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Indonesia implements haze control measures, including cloud-seeding and utilizing the ASEAN framework, as haze drifts from Kalimantan toward Sarawak.Also in this story
- Malaysia plans to raise the haze issue at the ASEAN Summit in the Philippines, while Indonesia and Malaysia engage in intensive contact.
- Indonesian Air Force conducted cloud-seeding efforts over West and Central Kalimantan.
- Lukman oversees civil aviation permits for Indonesian airspace due to transboundary haze prompts cross-border operational requests.
- Arthur Joseph Kurup discussed haze mitigation efforts with his Indonesian counterpart.
The entities involved
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Sarawak
state in Malaysia
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West Kalimantan
province of Indonesia
- Fires are actively affecting multiple provinces including South Sumatra, Central Kalimantan, Riau, Jambi, South Kalimantan, and West Kalimantan.
- Intensified firefighting operations and wildfire mitigation efforts are prioritized across South, Central, and West Kalimantan, with South Sumatra also tested.