Indonesia’s haze crisis sparks regional tensions ahead of ASEAN summit印尼雾霾危机在东盟峰会前引发地区紧张局势
JAKARTA: The transboundary haze crisis caused by uncontrolled wildfires in Indonesia has triggered a fresh public dispute between Indonesian officials and politicians and their counterparts from Malaysia and Singapore over responsibility for the blazes and the role of foreign corporate interests.
Children wearing face masks walk along a smoke-covered dirt road amid land and forest fires in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, on Oct. 21, 2026. - AFP
JAKARTA: The transboundary haze crisis caused by uncontrolled wildfires in Indonesia has triggered a fresh public dispute between Indonesian officials and politicians and their counterparts from Malaysia and Singapore over responsibility for the blazes and the role of foreign corporate interests.
For weeks, forest and peatland fires have continued to ravage large parts of Sumatra and Kalimantan amid an unusually severe El Niño-driven dry season, with toxic haze spreading into Singapore and Malaysia, turning what began as a domestic fire disaster into a diplomatic storm.
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Indonesia’s haze crisis sparks regional tensions ahead of ASEAN summit
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2026年10月21日，在南加里曼丹省班贾尔巴鲁，孩子们戴着口罩走在烟雾弥漫的土路上，周围是肆虐的土地和森林火灾。——法新社
雅加达：印尼失控的野火引发了跨境烟霾危机，引发了印尼官员和政界人士与马来西亚和新加坡的同行之间关于火灾责任和外国企业利益所扮演角色的新一轮公开争论。
数周以来，在厄尔尼诺现象引发的异常严重的旱季中，森林和泥炭地大火持续肆虐苏门答腊岛和加里曼丹岛的大片地区，有毒烟雾蔓延至新加坡和马来西亚，将一场国内火灾灾难演变成一场外交风暴。
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印尼雾霾危机在东盟峰会前引发地区紧张局势
普拉博沃誓言，面对MSCI提出的市场评级下调，印尼不会屈服。
MSCI可能下调印尼指数评级对柔佛州的影响较小