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Malaysia declares emergency as Indonesia smoke pollution thickens

2013-06-24 10:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Indonesian police on Monday arrested two farmers for illegally starting fires to clear land in Sumatra, the first detentions linked to blazes that have blanketed neighboring Singapore and Malaysia with thick smog for days. Police said the two farmers were not linked to any of the eight companies the government suspects are responsible for Southeast Asia's worst air pollution crisis in years. The parent companies of those firms included Malaysia-listed Sime Darby, which has denied wrongdoing....

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