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Malaysia says Indonesia to open airspace for cloud seeding to tackle haze

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Malaysia's environment minister Arthur Joseph Kurup announced that Indonesia has granted permission for Malaysian agencies to enter its airspace for cloud seeding operations to combat haze caused by forest and land fires. The two countries are also escalating their firefighting and fire prevention programs ahead of national holidays, including Malaysia Day celebrations in Sarawak state on September 16. In Sarawak, six districts recorded unhealthy air pollution index (API) readings on Monday, while eight other districts across four states on the Malaysian peninsula also had unhealthy API levels. The Indonesian government is stepping up efforts to slow the spread of haze, which led to school closures in Malaysia earlier this month.
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Indonesia has given Malaysian agencies permission to enter its airspace to conduct cloud seeding operations to combat the haze caused by forest and land fires in several provinces. The haze has led to dozens of school closures, including in neighboring Malaysia, this month. To tackle the issue, both countries will escalate firefighting and fire prevention programs ahead of national holidays, according to Malaysian Environment Minister Arthur Joseph Kurup. Malaysia's national disaster management agency and meteorological department are currently preparing schedules for cloud-seeding operations in shared border locations, coordinated with the Indonesian military. Malaysia is also prepared to offer help to Indonesia in extinguishing fires, with specific requests to be brought to the cabinet for further action.

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“Article A focuses on a specific agreement between Malaysia and Indonesia to open airspace for cloud seeding operations, while Article B describes wildfires in South Sumatra, Indonesia, without mentioning any agreements with Malaysia.”
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“Article A focuses on Indonesia allowing Malaysia to conduct cloud seeding operations, while Article B describes wildfires and haze in Indonesia with spiritual measures being taken”
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Indonesia Indonesian Malaysia Malaysian Sarawak

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Malaysia GPE · 6× Indonesia GPE · 5× Sarawak GPE · 3× Malaysian NORP · 2× Arthur Joseph Kurup PERSON · 1× Indonesian NORP · 1× Kalimantan province GPE · 1× Kurup PERSON · 1× Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability ORG · 1×

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Malaysia says Indonesia to open airspace for cloud seeding to tackle haze Both countries will escalate firefighting and fire prevention programmes ahead of national holidays, Malaysia’s environment minister says Indonesia has given Malaysian agencies official permission to enter its airspace to conduct cloud seeding operations, Malaysia’s environment minister has said, part of both countries’ efforts to combat the haze blanketing the region. Indonesia has been stepping up efforts to slow the spread of haze caused by forest and land fires across several provinces, which this month led to dozens of school closures, including in neighbouring Malaysia. Malaysia’s national disaster management agency and its meteorological department were currently preparing schedules for cloud-seeding operations in shared border locations, to be coordinated with the Indonesian military, Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Arthur Joseph Kurup said in a statement.
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🔮 Malaysia says Indonesia to open airspace for cloud seeding to tackle haze Both countries will escalate firefighting and fire prevention programmes ahead of national holidays, Malaysia’s environment minister says Indonesia has given Malaysian agencies official permission to enter its airspace to conduct cloud seeding operations, Malaysia’s environment minister has said, part of both countries’ efforts to combat the haze blanketing the region. Indonesia has been stepping up efforts to slow the spread of haze caused by forest and land fires across several provinces, which this month led to dozens of school closures, including in neighbouring Malaysia. Malaysia’s national disaster management agency and its meteorological department were currently preparing schedules for cloud-seeding operations in shared border locations, to be coordinated with the Indonesian military, Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Arthur Joseph Kurup said in a statement.
2026-08-24 · South China Morning Post
Malaysia says Indonesia to open airspace for cloud seeding to tackle haze · assertive framing

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Malaysia says Indonesia to open airspace for cloud seeding to tackle haze Both countries will escalate firefighting and fire prevention programmes ahead of national holidays, Malaysia’s environment minister says Indonesia has given Malaysian agencies official permission to enter its airspace to conduct cloud seeding operations, Malaysia’s environment minister has said, part of both countries’ efforts to combat the haze blanketing the region. Indonesia has been stepping up efforts to slow the spread of haze caused by forest and land fires across several provinces, which this month led to dozens of school closures, including in neighbouring Malaysia. Malaysia’s national disaster management agency and its meteorological department were currently preparing schedules for cloud-seeding operations in shared border locations, to be coordinated with the Indonesian military, Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Arthur Joseph Kurup said in a statement. asserted
Kurup → say → statement
Malaysia was also prepared to offer help to Indonesia in extinguishing fires, with any specific requests to be brought to cabinet for further action, Kurup said. asserted
Kurup → prepare → action
He added that both countries would be escalating their firefighting and fire prevention programmes ahead of national holidays in the coming weeks, including the Malaysia Day celebrations in Sarawak state on September 16. asserted
countries → add → September
Sarawak, which borders Indonesia’s Kalimantan province on Borneo island, has been worst hit by the haze. Six districts in Sarawak recorded unhealthy air pollution index (API) readings on Monday, according to data released by the environment department. uncertain
districts → border → department
Unhealthy API levels were also recorded in eight other districts across four states on the Malaysian peninsula, the data showed. asserted
data → record → peninsula
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