ASEAN, again, aims to combat smog
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03/04/2000
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International Herald Tribune (Bangkok)
When southeast asian environment ministers meet in Brunei, they will focus on serious air pollution that is made more contentious because it hurts neighboring nations, not just the country in which it originates. For the environment ministers from ASEAN, the issue is how to prevent a repeat of disastrous forest fires in Indonesia over the next few months of the annual dry season.