Zahid: Malaysia reaffirms commitment to assist Indonesia in tackling transboundary haze

Malaysia remains committed to assisting Indonesia with the transboundary haze, with discussions already held in a Cabinet meeting for coordinated action.

The Indonesian government has deployed over 16,000 personnel and aircraft, but operations are hindered by poor visibility and unsuitable cloud conditions for cloud-seeding.

Bilateral communication with Indonesia is ongoing, and the recent Bagan Datuk running event attracted 1,700 participants from various countries.

BAGAN DATUK, Oct 25 — Malaysia remains committed to its offer of assistance to Indonesia to address the transboundary haze affecting the country, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

He said the commitment had been discussed at the Cabinet meeting last Friday to ensure that appropriate measures could be coordinated for the benefit of both countries.

Ahmad Zahid said the Indonesian government had deployed more than 16,000 personnel along with various aircraft and firefighting helicopters, but aerial operations were facing challenges due to poor visibility. There was also a lack of cloud formations suitable for cloud-seeding operations.

“So, we sympathise with their situation. However, we still hope that this problem can be resolved because it is causing neighbouring countries, particularly Malaysia, to suffer the adverse effects of the haze on health, especially among those with conditions related to allergies caused by the haze,” he said.

He told reporters this after officiating at the Bagan Datuk 2026 Sultan Nazrin Shah Bridge Run here today.

Ahmad Zahid said bilateral communication had already been initiated at the highest level with the Indonesian government leadership to discuss the current situation.

On today’s running event, he said it had attracted 1,700 local and international participants, including from Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, France, India, Nepal and Thailand.

“It is better (organised) this year, but as was the case last year, heavy rain fell right up until now.

“Next year, we will upgrade it to a full marathon. Hopefully, more people will take part, and we pray that there will be no rain at that time,” he said.

The event featured three categories, with the 5km run recording the highest participation of 759 runners (44.6 per cent), followed by the 21km category with 575 participants (33.8 per cent) and the 10km category with 366 participants (21.5 per cent). — Bernama

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马来西亚仍然致力于协助印度尼西亚应对跨境烟霾问题，双方已在内阁会议上就协调行动进行了讨论。

印尼政府已部署超过 16000 名人员和飞机，但由于能见度差和云层条件不适合人工增雨，作业受到阻碍。

与印度尼西亚的双边沟通仍在继续，最近在峇眼达图举行的跑步活动吸引了来自各个国家的 1700 名参与者。

蒲甘拿督，10月25日——副总理拿督斯里艾哈迈德·扎希德·哈米迪博士表示，马来西亚仍然致力于向印度尼西亚提供援助，以解决影响该国的跨境雾霾问题。

他表示，上周五的内阁会议讨论了这项承诺，以确保能够协调采取适当措施，造福两国。

艾哈迈德·扎希德表示，印尼政府已部署超过16000名人员以及各种飞机和消防直升机，但由于能见度低，空中作业面临挑战。此外，也缺乏适合人工增雨作业的云层。

“所以，我们同情他们的处境。但是，我们仍然希望这个问题能够得到解决，因为它正在给邻国，特别是马来西亚，带来雾霾对健康的不利影响，尤其是那些患有雾霾过敏相关疾病的人，”他说。

他今天在巴甘达图克 2026 苏丹纳兹林沙大桥赛跑结束后告诉记者。

艾哈迈德·扎希德表示，已与印尼政府领导层启动最高级别的双边沟通，讨论当前局势。

他表示，今天的跑步活动吸引了 1700 名本地和国际参与者，其中包括来自澳大利亚、印度尼西亚、新加坡、法国、印度、尼泊尔和泰国的参与者。

“今年的组织工作比去年好，但和去年一样，直到现在还在下大雨。”

“明年，我们将把比赛升级为全程马拉松。希望届时能有更多人参加，也祈祷那时不要下雨。”他说。

本次赛事共设三个组别，其中5公里跑参赛人数最多，达759人（占44.6%），其次是21公里跑，有575名参赛者（占33.8%），10公里跑则有366名参赛者（占21.5%）。——马新社

即使天空开始放晴，餐馆老板们也表示，雾霾已经对生意造成了影响。

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