'Transboundary haze law impractical without bilateral agreement'

The long-due Transboundary Haze law will not be realised if there is no bilateral agreement with the countries involved, said Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

Citing the transboundary air pollution agreement between the US and Canada, Nik Nazmi said that both countries had accepted each other’s jurisdiction and made it easy to enforce the law on both sides.

"For example, I mean that's why science-based diplomacy matters, that's how we deal with climate change, (through) science-based diplomacy.

"So, when you look at the US and Canada, they accept the jurisdiction of both countries and...