Malaysia keeps Indonesia firefighting aid offer open, no local companies linked to forest fires

Malaysia has reiterated its offer to assist Indonesia in combating forest fires that are causing transboundary haze, with Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil announcing the continued readiness to provide firefighting assets if required.

Despite discussions between the countries, no full response on the specific assistance needed has been received from Indonesia.

Fahmi highlighted the strong diplomatic ties and mutual cooperation emphasized by the Prime Minister, while noting that Indonesian authorities have taken action against 11 companies over the issue.

Currently, no Malaysian companies have been identified as contributors to the forest fires.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 23 — Malaysia’s offer to help Indonesia tackle forest fires causing transboundary haze remains open, with the government ready to provide firefighting assets if needed, Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said today.

He said the Foreign Ministry and the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry (NRES) had yet to receive a full response from Indonesia on the type of assistance it was prepared to accept.

“The offer still stands. Malaysia remains ready to provide assistance and assets if required,” he told his weekly post-Cabinet press conference here.

Fahmi said the Prime Minister had expressed appreciation for the strong diplomatic ties between Malaysia and Indonesia and reaffirmed Malaysia’s willingness to assist in efforts to put out the fires.

He said the Cabinet had also been briefed on the haze situation by the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister.

Fahmi added that the Cabinet had been informed of an announcement by Indonesian authorities this morning that 11 companies had been subjected to action over the issue.

However, no Malaysian companies had so far been identified as being involved in forest-burning activities in Indonesia, he said.

The haze affecting Malaysia has been linked to smoke drifting across national borders from fires in neighbouring Indonesia, raising concerns over air quality, particularly in parts of the Klang Valley.

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马来西亚重申了其协助印度尼西亚应对造成跨境烟霾的森林火灾的意愿，通讯部长拿督斯里法米·法兹尔宣布，如有需要，马来西亚将继续做好准备提供消防资源。

尽管两国进行了磋商，但尚未收到印度尼西亚方面就具体所需援助作出的全面答复。

法赫米强调了总理所强调的牢固外交关系和相互合作，同时指出印尼当局已就此事对 11 家公司采取了行动。

目前，尚未发现任何马来西亚公司与森林火灾有关。

布城，10月23日讯——马来西亚通讯部长拿督斯里法米·法兹尔今日表示，马来西亚仍愿意帮助印尼应对造成跨境烟霾的森林火灾，政府随时准备在需要时提供消防资源。

他表示，外交部和自然资源与环境可持续发展部（NRES）尚未收到印尼方面关于其准备接受何种援助的全面答复。

“这项提议仍然有效。如有需要，马来西亚随时准备提供援助和资产。”他在每周一次的内阁会议后新闻发布会上表示。

法米表示，首相表达了对马来西亚和印度尼西亚之间牢固外交关系的赞赏，并重申马来西亚愿意协助扑灭火灾。

他说，自然资源和环境可持续发展部长也向内阁汇报了雾霾情况。

法赫米补充说，内阁今天早上已获悉印尼当局宣布，11家公司因该问题受到处罚。

但他表示，目前尚未发现任何马来西亚公司参与印尼的森林焚烧活动。

影响马来西亚的雾霾与邻国印度尼西亚火灾产生的烟雾越过国界飘来有关，引发了人们对空气质量的担忧，尤其是在巴生谷部分地区。

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