For many, a solution to the annual haze problem appears to be nowhere in sight. But Dr Helena Muhamad Varkkey, an Associate Professor of Environmental Politics and Governance at Universiti Malaya’s International and Strategic Studies Department, believes it is possible to achieve a haze-free Southeast Asia, only if governments in the region worked faster.
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