Indonesia’s neighbors powerless as smoke from monthlong wildfires shuts schools

Kuala Lumpur – Haze from Indonesian wildfires has blanketed neighboring Malaysia and Singapore for more than a month, closing schools and sending respiratory complaints skyrocketing. It is not the first time Indonesian haze has caused a regional pollution crisis, but neighboring countries have few options for legal recourse, experts say. Suggestions that Malaysia and Singapore take Indonesia to the U.N.’s highest judicial organ, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, face a basic obstacle.