We all know that burning sensation: acrid smog stings the eyes and irritates the throat. During the periodic haze from burning forests in Sumatra that envelopes much of Malaysia for days and weeks at a time, millions of Malaysians are exposed to massive amounts of harmful air-borne pollutants. Yet not…

As the peak of the dry seasons looms, so does the risk of forest fires. And forest fires in Malaysia and Indonesia can spell disaster. To forestall that eventuality, Malaysia is ready to send firefighters to Indonesia to help extinguish open fires, according to Natural Resources and Environment Minister Wan…

Slash and burn agriculture is a crime against nature. Yet it remains an all too common practice in Indonesia and parts of Malaysia. In nearby Sumatra vast swathes of forest are routinely torched so that ever more palm oil plantations can take the place of jungles. The environmental damage from…