As toxic haze spreads, can Indonesia make land-burners pay?

As massive forest and land fires burn across parts of Indonesia, sending haze towards neighbouring Malaysia, President Prabowo Subianto has vowed firm action against big corporations found responsible – reviving a long-running test of whether Jakarta can punish those behind the blazes and finally break the cycle. “We w

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia intensified its ground and aerial firefighting operations on Monday as huge blazes in central and western regions scorched wide areas of forests and peatland, creating a choking haze that blanketed cities and crossed borders.

Indonesia on Monday intensified ground and aerial firefighting operations as huge blazes in central and western parts of the country scorched thousands of hectares of forests and peatland, created a choking haze that blanketed cities and crossed borders.

Indonesia intensifies aerial firefighting as wildfire haze spreads to Malaysia  AP News

Indonesia has intensified ground and aerial firefighting operations Monday as forest and peatland fires fueled by El Nino-driven drought and a prolonged dry season scorched tens of thousands of hectares, sending choking haze across parts of Southeast Asia

The fires are concentrated on Borneo, the world’s third-largest island shared by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei.