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00:04This morning, as soon as many people went out, I believe many viewers across the country...
00:08The sky still felt gray and overcast.
00:11According to data from the Environment Agency, as of 8 a.m., there were 27 locations nationwide...
00:15The air pollution index in the district is at an unhealthy level.
00:18The worst case was in Pasir Gudang, Johor, where the blood pressure spiked to 177. (Note: The last part, "Sammeranian milk," appears to be unrelated and likely refers to a separate incident.)
00:23The Klang area of Selangor is also around 174.
00:27But even in this kind of air and environment, the Selangor, the Samoyed, and the Mazda 6...
00:31Education departments of Penang, Pahang and Sarawak
00:34One after another, announcements were issued stating that schools would be open as usual tomorrow, Thursday.
00:39As for Johor, the hardest-hit area, it is not yet on the list of schools resuming classes.
00:43Okay, Mom and Dad will definitely ask: "The smog is so bad, why are we resuming classes?"
00:48The education bureau stated that the resumption of classes is conditional.
00:52Classes will be suspended if the air pollution index exceeds 200.
00:55Air pollution index exceeds 100. All activities outside the classroom.
00:59Activities like physical education classes, extracurricular activities, assemblies, and camping all have to be suspended.
01:03The school also encourages students to wear masks.
01:06If the parents are still worried
01:08You can decide for yourself not to send your child to school for now.
01:11All you need to do is notify the school.
01:14So how much longer will everyone have to endure this?
01:17The bad news is the latest satellite data from the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry.
01:21It makes one frown.
01:24As of Monday evening, fire hotspots in six key provinces
01:29The number nearly doubled in one day, soaring from 238 to 542.
01:34They detected a total of 1,085 hotspots nationwide.
01:38The most serious situation is in Central Kalimantan.
01:40From 74 to 227
01:43South Kalimantan is even more exaggerated
01:45There were only 15 the day before, and the next day there were 113.
01:48Our Foreign Minister, Mohammad Hassan, confirmed this today.
01:53Malaysia and Indonesia have begun discussions for the first time.
01:56Exploring how the two countries can cooperate to deal with the Kalimantan fire
01:59There's also the issue of cross-border haze.
02:01Prior to this, Malaysia offered to help extinguish the fires.
02:04I haven't received a clear answer yet.
02:06Now the two countries have finally started talking.
02:09The specific form of cooperation will depend on the outcome of the discussions.
02:12Mohassan also said that before the ASEAN summit next month
02:15Malaysia will first bring the haze issue to the ASEAN diplomatic meeting.
02:21Now, many viewers must have a question in their minds.
02:24It's this haze that drifts in from Indonesia every year.
02:26Could Malaysia simply take the Indonesian authorities to court?
02:30The answers from those senior lawyers were very consistent.
02:33It just can't
02:34The Malaysian Bar Council's Civil Law and Legal Reform Committee
02:40President
02:40Lamacheval said, according to current laws
02:44The International Court of Justice only adjudicates cases concerning countries to which both parties agree to submit their jurisdiction.
02:49dispute
02:49If Indonesia doesn't agree, the court won't even take the case.
02:54What about the Transboundary Haze Pollution Agreement signed by ASEAN in 2002?
02:58This agreement has some binding force, but it has no teeth.
03:02You can only sit down and negotiate.
03:05While the government cannot be sued, companies can be.
03:10Government agencies, businesses, or individuals can file lawsuits against companies that set forests on fire.
03:14However, to receive compensation, proof is required.
03:18The fire at this company is directly causally related to your losses.
03:22A senior lawyer, Baj Singh, reminded
03:25The government needs to gather evidence now to determine the source of the fire.
03:28How the smoke travels and how much damage it causes are both matters that cannot be ignored.
03:32So how much money does this haze actually cost our country every day?
03:37Yao Jinlong, an economics professor at Shuangwei University, actually did the math.
03:41He estimates that it's around 20 million to 50 million per day.
03:45Moreover, he said that this was only his conservative estimate.
03:48If you consider economic disruption and soaring healthcare costs
03:51And what about adding all of this productivity loss?
03:53The cost per month could be as high as RM600 million to RM1.5 billion.
03:58Where did the money leak from?
04:00Yao Jinlong said, "Think about it, the tourism and aviation industries will be the first to be affected."
04:04If the air quality deteriorates, the number of inbound passengers may drop by about 8%.
04:08The maximum loss to GDP is RM1.5 billion.
04:11It's not just tourism and aviation companies that are suffering; now even agriculture is in pain.
04:16Recently, some vegetable farmers in Rongfu have reported a decline in yield.
04:19Fruit harvests were halved, and the palm oil industry faced even greater difficulties.
04:23The effects will not appear for another 6 to 12 months.
04:27In other words, the current burial will be next year's bill.
04:31Low visibility leads to the suspension of work at the salt burial site.
04:35The decline in foot traffic at shopping malls has even led to a drop in solar power generation.
04:38No wonder he said that burying people isn't just a health issue, it's also an economic one.
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