# Why is Indonesia still struggling to tackle its smog problem?

https://mins.news/en/video/104063

- DW News, 2026-10-17 03:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeIpGU09oS8

> Toxic smog covering wide areas of Indonesia has now reached the Philippines. The wildfires behind it are a recurring problem. DW’s Nicole Frölich speaks with Kiki Taufik of Greenpeace’s Indonesia Forests program about whether the government has been slow to act.

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