Indonesian official dismisses haze criticism from Malaysia and Singapore

An Indonesian government communications official reportedly said Indonesia sends oxygen when there is no smoke, brushing off regional criticism of haze. Malay Mail reports the remarks, which were also shared on Reddit.

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1. 14 Oct, 00:33 UTCFirst appeared on r/Bolehland
2. 14 Oct, 03:20 UTCPicked up on Google Trends
3. 14 Oct, 03:20 UTCPicked up on News
4. 14 Oct, 05:50 UTCPicked up on Mastodon
5. 14 Oct, 13:22 UTCReached #1 on TrendHeat

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