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20 October 2026

Southeast Asia’s haze crisis will persist until polluters pay

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Source reporting: Al Jazeera English

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Southeast Asia’s haze crisis will persist until polluters pay

Cheap land clearing imposes costs across borders. ASEAN must change the incentives that keep the fires burning.

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