Why Blame Indonesia For Haze? Look At Ourselves First
Posted by Chan Kelwin in Malaysia oh Malaysia, ThoughtsI searched through my collection of photos and found these two photos below. It was taken during my trip back from Singapore. Initially, I was planning to send it to The Star and hope it can help me win that RM50 but I was too lazy to do it. Anyway…
It took some effort and patience to take these photos. Sometimes the smoke was too thick making the whole photo grayish. Also, I was worried that those guys may run me down with their bulldozers after noticing me snapping photos of them.
Haze in Malaysia is almost like an “annual event”. I remember reading some people suggesting that we place “Haze” into the calendar together with the other holidays. When we talk of the haze problem, some/most eyes fall upon our neighbor. Some may also look at our leaders who are supposed to be in talks with them. However, have we looked at ourselves?
The negative impact that we put on our environment by one single person open burning (as shown above) may not be as huge as the haze brought over by our neighbors. However, if you consider the amount of people in Malaysia burning leaves/rubbish in their backyard, it accumulates.
Sikit-sikit lama-lama jadi bukit.
Our neighbor burns for agriculture and to feed their families. We burn due to ignorance and laziness.
Think about it.
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