00:01Indonesia warns its fight against wildfires could get tougher this month as El Nino conditions are expected to peak.
00:08The fires have sent haze across the region, with air quality in parts of Malaysia's Sarawak reaching hazardous levels.
00:19Indonesia's Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni says while hotspots have fallen, he warns that September could be the toughest month
00:27as El Nino peaks.
00:28He adds that drought has made the fires worse and that many of the fires were deliberately started.
00:35Around 200,000 hectares of land have burned in Indonesia between January and July.
00:41Authorities have fined six forestry permit holders over their alleged rolls, with criminal investigations also possible.
00:49Indonesia is using cloud seeding and water bombing to help contain the fires.
00:53The country has been battling forest and land fires across Borneo and Sumatra for weeks, with smoke drifting into Malaysia
01:00and the Philippines.
