Haze from S'wak? Look at the right map, DCM tells Indonesian minister
Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister II Douglas Uggah Embas is shocked by Indonesia's Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar's claim that the haze affecting Malaysia had originated from Sarawak.
"If what she said is true, it is really shocking. If you see the satellite map it is very clear where the haze is coming from," Uggah told Malaysiakini...
Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister II Douglas Uggah Embas is shocked by Indonesia's Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar's claim that the haze affecting Malaysia had originated from Sarawak.
"If what she said is true, it is really shocking. If you see the satellite map it is very clear where the haze is coming from," Uggah told Malaysiakini.
Siti Nurbaya claimed Malaysia was not disclosing facts about the haze.
This is despite the Asean Specialised Meteorological Centre's (ASMC) tracking showing that the haze in Peninsular Malaysia primarily originated from Sumatra while the haze in Sarawak originated from Kalimantan.
The ASMC's tracking, which draws data from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, does not show the haze travelling across the South China Sea between East and West Malaysia.
The tracking, as of yesterday, showed widespread hotspots in Sumatra and Kalimantan with the centre of dense haze concentrated in the two regions.
Uggah hoped that Siti Nurbaya would get her facts straight.
"I hope she'll look at the right map. She shouldn't point fingers at the wrong country," he said.
Kuala Lumpur and Sarawak are among the worst affected areas in Malaysia by the haze.
Yesterday, Malaysia's Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin expressed concern about the haze situation in a meeting with Indonesian embassy's Minister Counsellor Agus Badrul Jamal and Counsellor for Information, Social and Cultural Affairs, Agung Cahaya Sumirat.
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