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Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has ordered extra resources to fight the worsening wildfires that are fueling a regional haze problem, while the government insists it can manage the crisis without declaring a national disaster. Neighboring countries, notably Malaysia, are feeling the impact, prompting ASEAN to schedule talks on trans‑boundary haze at its upcoming summit. Singapore has already responded by rolling out subsidies to mitigate the haze’s health effects, and Malaysia has extended school closures as the smog persists. The developments underscore the growing urgency of coordinated regional action on forest‑fire mitigation and air‑quality management in Southeast Asia. [[1, 2]]