Asean pledges to eliminate crop-burning amid Indonesia-Malaysia cross-border haze dispute

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Southeast Asian agriculture and forestry ministers have agreed to take collective action to minimise and eventually eliminate crop burning in the region, amid deteriorating air quality and concern about cross-border haze. The agreement was announced on October 6, 2023, following accusations from Malaysia that Indonesia was not doing enough to tackle forest fires that have spread haze across the border.