An Indonesian official’s claim that the country exports “oxygen” and not just smoke to its neighbours has renewed criticism of Jakarta’s handling of its annual forest fires, with analysts warning that defensive nationalism risks undermining regional cooperation to tackle the recurring haze crisis.
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October 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Is Indonesia’s haze rhetoric ‘unempathetic’? Oxygen quip tests regional cooperation
SCMP News
Excerpt from SCMP News.