ASEAN to place preventive measures against transboundary haze

Participants attend the 21st Meeting of the Sub-Regional Ministerial Steering Committee on Transboundary Haze Pollution in Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei, on Aug. 6, 2019. Environment officials from Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand on Tuesday called for timely actions by relevant national and regional agencies within the ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) sub-regional bloc to prevent land and forest fires and haze pollution. (Photo by Jeffrey Wong/Xinhua)