ASEAN Foreign Ministers to Address Transboundary Haze in November Meetings
ASEAN foreign ministers plan to address the transboundary haze caused by intense wildfires in Indonesia during their November meetings ahead of the summit. The fires, mainly on Sumatra and Borneo, are Indonesia's worst in 11 years. Malaysian and Philippine officials noted challenges in firefighting efforts and highlighted that existing ASEAN disaster mechanisms do not specifically cover haze. Malaysia has offered assistance to Indonesia to combat the fires.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (48–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
theprint broke this story on 13 Oct, 03:33 pm. Other outlets followed.
- 1theprint13 Oct, 03:33 pmASEAN to discuss tackling transboundary haze ahead of November summit
- 2theprint13 Oct, 03:33 pmASEAN foreign ministers to tackle transboundary haze in November meetings
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Story context
- Category
- Politics
- Location
- Borneo, Indonesia
- Sources analysed
- 2
- Last analysed
- 13 Oct 2026
- Key entities
- ASEANHazePhilippinesReutersWildfireBorneoSumatraIndonesiaMohamad Hasan (politician)Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Malaysia)Natural disasterCloud seeding