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Malaysia says Indonesia to open airspace for cloud seeding to tackle haze

A motorist rides through a road shrouded in haze caused by wildfires in Banyuasin regency, South Sumatra province, Indonesia, on Sunday. (Photo: Reuters)

KUALA LUMPUR — Indonesia has given Malaysian agencies ⁠official permission ⁠to enter its ⁠airspace to conduct cloud seeding operations, Malaysia’s environment minister has said, part of both countries’ efforts to combat the haze blanketing the region.

Indonesia has been stepping ‌up efforts to slow the spread of haze caused by forest and land fires across several provinces, which this month led to dozens of school closures, including in neighbouring Malaysia.

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