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Heaven pse give Jakarta 5000 psi haze.
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Be a good neighbour like Najib instead of criticising, says Indonesia VP
Indonesia Vice President Jusuf Kalla gesture during an interview in Jakarta, October 27, 2015. Photo: Reuters
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PUBLISHED: 11:06 PM, OCTOBER 28, 2015
JAKARTA — Indonesian Vice-President Jusuf Kalla said other neighbouring countries should emulate the attitude of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, who proposed measures to resolve the haze problem rather than simply criticising the country as Indonesia itself was struggling to end the crisis.
“Indonesia is thankful to Pak Najib and everyone, there is formal agreement at the ASEAN level on the (forest and estate) fires ... (and) if necessary to resolve the problems together, Indonesia is grateful for the joint efforts,” Mr Kalla said, referring to Mr Najib’s two-day visit to Indonesia earlier this month when he met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo to discuss the haze issue and to seek cooperation in the oil palm industry.
The Malaysian Prime Minister also made concrete suggestions to Indonesia on how to control the fires, such as building tube wells, which have served Malaysia well. Mr Widodo said he would send a team to study the wells in Malaysia.
In the interview with Malaysian news agency Bernama recently, Mr*Kalla added that the haze that affected Malaysia and Singapore was blown there by the wind — something which Indonesia cannot control.
“The question of the smoke (haze) for Indonesia poses serious problems because most of the people affected are in Sumatra and Kalimantan in Indonesia ... we can’t control the wind, nature controls the wind and carries the smoke to Singapore and Malaysia,” he said.
Mr Kalla reiterated that neighbouring countries should help one another when in difficulty. Likewise, in good times, Indonesia has also provided fresh air from its forests to the neighbouring countries.
“As neighbours, we can benefit together, we enjoy whatever is positive and when there are problems, we face them together. If the air is good, we have clean energy, clean weather ... Malaysia also benefits from the forest in Indonesia, but if there is smoke, what can we do? We work together in good and bad times,” he said.
Mr Kalla’s latest statements about the haze crisis echoed controversial statements he made earlier this year.
In September, Mr Kalla said Indonesia should not have to apologise to its neighbours for the haze.
The Indonesian news site Kompas quoted Mr Kalla as telling a group of Indonesians at a dialogue session at the Indonesian Consulate General in New York: “How many months do you think everybody (our neighbours) enjoys the fresh air from our green environment and our forests when there are no fires? It could be months. Are they thankful? But when forest fires occur, it at most lasts for a month, the haze pollutes their territories. So, why should we apologise?”
In March, Mr Kalla had said, as quoted by the Jakarta Globe: “For 11 months, they (our neighbours) enjoyed nice air from Indonesia and they never thanked us.
“They have suffered because of the haze for one month and they get upset.” AGENCIES
http://m.todayonline.com/world/asia/be-good-neighbour-najib-instead-criticising-says-indonesia-vp
Be a good neighbour like Najib instead of criticising, says Indonesia VP
Indonesia Vice President Jusuf Kalla gesture during an interview in Jakarta, October 27, 2015. Photo: Reuters
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PUBLISHED: 11:06 PM, OCTOBER 28, 2015
JAKARTA — Indonesian Vice-President Jusuf Kalla said other neighbouring countries should emulate the attitude of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, who proposed measures to resolve the haze problem rather than simply criticising the country as Indonesia itself was struggling to end the crisis.
“Indonesia is thankful to Pak Najib and everyone, there is formal agreement at the ASEAN level on the (forest and estate) fires ... (and) if necessary to resolve the problems together, Indonesia is grateful for the joint efforts,” Mr Kalla said, referring to Mr Najib’s two-day visit to Indonesia earlier this month when he met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo to discuss the haze issue and to seek cooperation in the oil palm industry.
The Malaysian Prime Minister also made concrete suggestions to Indonesia on how to control the fires, such as building tube wells, which have served Malaysia well. Mr Widodo said he would send a team to study the wells in Malaysia.
In the interview with Malaysian news agency Bernama recently, Mr*Kalla added that the haze that affected Malaysia and Singapore was blown there by the wind — something which Indonesia cannot control.
“The question of the smoke (haze) for Indonesia poses serious problems because most of the people affected are in Sumatra and Kalimantan in Indonesia ... we can’t control the wind, nature controls the wind and carries the smoke to Singapore and Malaysia,” he said.
Mr Kalla reiterated that neighbouring countries should help one another when in difficulty. Likewise, in good times, Indonesia has also provided fresh air from its forests to the neighbouring countries.
“As neighbours, we can benefit together, we enjoy whatever is positive and when there are problems, we face them together. If the air is good, we have clean energy, clean weather ... Malaysia also benefits from the forest in Indonesia, but if there is smoke, what can we do? We work together in good and bad times,” he said.
Mr Kalla’s latest statements about the haze crisis echoed controversial statements he made earlier this year.
In September, Mr Kalla said Indonesia should not have to apologise to its neighbours for the haze.
The Indonesian news site Kompas quoted Mr Kalla as telling a group of Indonesians at a dialogue session at the Indonesian Consulate General in New York: “How many months do you think everybody (our neighbours) enjoys the fresh air from our green environment and our forests when there are no fires? It could be months. Are they thankful? But when forest fires occur, it at most lasts for a month, the haze pollutes their territories. So, why should we apologise?”
In March, Mr Kalla had said, as quoted by the Jakarta Globe: “For 11 months, they (our neighbours) enjoyed nice air from Indonesia and they never thanked us.
“They have suffered because of the haze for one month and they get upset.” AGENCIES
