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Indonesia and Malaysia agree to share skies as haze crisis worsens

Malaysia said 16 areas recorded unhealthy air pollutant index readings as of 10:00 a.m. on August 26.

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Indonesia and Malaysia agreed to share airspace as a cross border haze crisis worsened, with authorities citing ongoing wildfires across Indonesia’s Sumatra and Kalimantan on the island of Borneo, according to SCMP Economy.

Malaysia reported that nearly 600 schools have been closed, while the Petronas Twin Towers have been obscured by thick grey smoke around Kuala Lumpur.

SCMP Economy said Malaysia’s national disaster management agency and its meteorological department are scheduling work in border areas with operations to be coordinated by the Indonesian military.

In a Monday statement, Malaysia’s Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Arthur Joseph Kurup said 16 areas in Malaysia had recorded unhealthy air pollutant index readings as of 10:00 a.m. on August 26.

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