00:00Also Indonesia is testing dry ice as a new method to combat widespread wildfires that have blanketed parts of Southeast
00:07Asia in toxic smoke, affecting millions of people and worsening air quality across the region.
00:13The government plans to disperse dry ice over South Sumatra following previous efforts involving cloud seeding, water bombing and military
00:23personnel.
00:23Security Minister Dudung Abdurashaman said the trial was ordered by the President, adding that the method could be used in
00:32other areas if proven effective.
00:34Since January, nearly 900,000 hectares have burned across Indonesia in the country's worst fire season in more than a
00:43decade.
00:43The blazes have been intensified by El Nino conditions and the continued use of slash and burn land clearing.
00:50Meanwhile, the haze has spread to Singapore and Malaysia and the Philippines, disrupting daily life and contributing to respiratory illnesses.
00:59Authorities in several countries have introduced emergency measures, including distributing protective masks and restricting outdoor activities.
