Stop making excuses and apologise for haze, Johor Pakatan tells Indonesia

The Johor Pakatan Harapan has criticized the Indonesian government for its dismissive attitude towards the transboundary haze affecting Malaysia, urging Jakarta to take responsibility and apologize to ASEAN nations.

Johor PH chief Andrew Chen Kah Eng emphasized the severe impact of PM2.5 pollution on public health and called for urgent action to address this environmental crisis.

He highlighted that a clean environment is recognized as a universal human right by the UN and ASEAN.

Chen's comments came in response to controversial statements from Indonesian officials suggesting that forest fires are natural phenomena and downplaying the man-made causes of the haze.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — The Johor Pakatan Harapan (PH) has urged the Indonesian government to abandon its dismissive posture towards the transboundary haze choking Malaysia and immediately cease making unconstructive remarks.

Johor PH chief Andrew Chen Kah Eng also demanded that Jakarta take full responsibility for the cross-border environmental crisis and formally apologise to affected Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member states.

“Allowing the haze that has PM2.5 fine particles to pollute the air of other countries is unacceptable, more so as the situation threatens public health.

“Malaysians are suffering due to this pollution, yet your officials seem to be disregarding the issue of our health.

“Such an attitude is unacceptable. The health and lives of l people are not matters to be taken lightly," he said in a statement today.

The Stulang assemblyman and DAP leader said the recurring pollution must be handled with accountability and urgency to safeguard the welfare of regional populations.

He pointed out that both the United Nations and Asean have formally declared access to a clean, safe, and healthy environment as an inalienable universal human right.

Chen’s remark follows controversial remarks made on Saturday by Syahganda Nainggolan, head of Indonesia's Government Communication Agency, who asked Malaysia and Singapore to accept the forest fires as a natural phenomenon while claiming that Indonesian forests provide oxygen to both countries when there is no smoke.

Chen condemned the remarks as irresponsible, warning that trivializing forest and peatland blazes as an act of nature ignores the man-made practices driving transboundary pollution.

The diplomatic row comes as Johor battles severe haze, which forced the state to close schools last week.

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柔佛州希望联盟批评印尼政府对影响马来西亚的跨境雾霾漠不关心，敦促雅加达承担责任并向东盟国家道歉。

柔佛州希望联盟主席陈嘉荣强调了PM2.5污染对公众健康的严重影响，并呼吁采取紧急行动应对这场环境危机。

他强调，清洁的环境已被联合国和东盟认定为一项普遍人权。

陈的评论是对印尼官员一些争议性言论的回应，这些官员声称森林火灾是自然现象，并淡化了人为因素造成的雾霾。

吉隆坡，10月12日讯——柔佛州希望联盟（PH）敦促印尼政府放弃对笼罩马来西亚的跨境雾霾的漠视态度，并立即停止发表不具建设性的言论。

柔佛州人民党主席陈嘉英也要求雅加达对跨境环境危机承担全部责任，并正式向受影响的东南亚国家联盟（东盟）成员国道歉。

“允许含有 PM2.5 细颗粒物的雾霾污染其他国家的空气是不可接受的，更何况这种情况还会威胁公众健康。

“马来西亚人民正遭受污染之苦，但你们的官员似乎却对我们的健康问题漠不关心。”

“这种态度是不可接受的。人民的健康和生命不容轻视，”他今天在一份声明中说。

斯图朗州议员兼民主行动党领袖表示，必须以负责任和紧迫的态度处理反复出现的污染问题，以保障区域居民的福祉。

他指出，联合国和东盟都已正式宣布，享有清洁、安全和健康的环境是一项不可剥夺的普遍人权。

陈的这番言论是在印尼政府通讯局局长沙赫甘达·奈因戈兰周六发表争议性言论之后作出的。奈因戈兰要求马来西亚和新加坡接受森林火灾是一种自然现象，同时声称印尼的森林在没有烟雾的情况下为两国提供氧气。

陈谴责这些言论不负责任，并警告说，将森林和泥炭地火灾轻描淡写地视为自然现象，忽视了导致跨境污染的人为行为。

这场外交争端发生之际，柔佛州正遭受严重雾霾侵袭，上周被迫关闭学校。

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