2 hours ago · Malaysia
Smokescreen politics? Malaysians mock Indonesian official’s ‘we send oxygen’ haze defence
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Malaysia. The first report grouped here was at 12 Oct 2026, 08:57 UTC. The headline in use is “Smokescreen politics? Malaysians mock Indonesian official’s ‘we send oxygen’ haze defence”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Malaysians have reacted with sarcasm and disbelief to an Indonesian official’s claim that his country provides the region’s oxygen, as toxic smoke from forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan chokes neighbouring nations. Syahganda Nainggolan, head of Indonesia’s government communications agency, prompted the backlash after invoking his country’s forests when questioned…
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- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Smokescreen politics? Malaysians mock Indonesian official’s ‘we send oxygen’ haze defence
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