An Indonesian man uses a hose to put out a fire in Banyuasin on October 7, 2015. - AFP pix
SINGAPORE: After weeks of trying to tackle the country's forest fires on its own, Indonesia on Wednesday welcomed help from abroad.
Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said in a Facebook post on Wednesday night: "Had a good discussion this evening with (Indonesia's) Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi who indicated that Indonesia will now take up our offer. Good for our countries to work together to resolve this as soon as possible."
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