Indonesia mobilises troops, police and agencies to combat haze-driven wildfires

Listyo Sigit Prabowo briefed that President Prabowo Subianto is pushing for an optimal firefighting effort, deploying air and land task forces, information campaigns and regulatory reforms. The government is monitoring hotspots and evaluating strategies to extinguish fires quickly while limiting damage. Coordination has been ordered among the TNI, Polri, provincial authorities and the general public.

Plans are underway to create a National Peat and Mangrove Management Agency for greater flexibility in fire management. The haze, persisting for nearly three months, has spread to Malaysia and Singapore, prompting Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to express readiness to assist Indonesia.