Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 12 -- The Malaysia-Indonesia Journalists Friendship Association (ISWAMI) Malaysia urged media outlets to prioritize facts and expert views when reporting on transboundary haze caused by forest fires in Indonesia.

"Media should prioritize facts, expert opinions and the voices of affected people, while avoiding narratives that blame an entire country's population," ISWAMI Malaysia President Datuk Ahmad Zaini Kamaruzzaman said in a statement issued in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.

ISWAMI expressed concern over transboundary haze affecting air quality in Malaysia.

The association stressed that haze affects public health and well-being and is a shared regional responsibility, not merely an environmental issue.

"This recurring ...