Does Indonesia really listen?


Haze free please: Muslims receiving masks before saying prayers for clearer skies near a university in Pontianak, Indonesia amidst Kalimantan’s open burning and haze.

FATHRUDDIN Hamat described it best – it was like being in a black-and-white movie.

The 21-year-old Malaysian student at the Islamic University of Sultan Syarif Kasim in Pekanbaru was talking about the haze situation there last week.

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