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Malaysia and Indonesia to collaborate on cloud seeding to combat regional haze

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Malaysia has received official permission from Indonesia to conduct cloud seeding operations in Indonesian airspace as part of a joint effort to combat regional haze. This agreement comes as both nations prepare to intensify firefighting and fire prevention measures ahead of upcoming national holidays. The haze, primarily caused by forest and land fires in Indonesia, has led to school closures in both countries, with Sarawak, Malaysia, being particularly affected. AI

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Malaysia and Indonesia to collaborate on cloud seeding to combat regional haze

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

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

    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 …

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