FILE PHOTO:The sun rises above Kuala Lumpur's skyline on a hazy day in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 9, 2023.
REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsKUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Malaysia will not proceed with a proposed bill to prevent transborder haze pollution, its environment ministry said, citing difficulties in obtaining the necessary information for prosecution purposes.
"To enable the enforcement of a transboundary haze pollution bill, clear evidence that transboundary haze originates from neighbouring countries must be supported by sufficient data such as location maps, coordinates, landowner information and companies operating in the location of fires," the ministry said.
It said such information was difficult to obtain as it involved matters of confidentiality, security and national sovereignty.
Malaysia last month called on Indonesia and a grouping of Southeast Asian nations to take action as air quality worsened across the country due to fires in Indonesia.
Persons:
Hasnoor Hussain, Danial Azhar, Jamie Freed
Organizations:
REUTERS, Thomson
Locations:
Kuala Lumpur's, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, KUALA LUMPUR, Indonesia