Jakarta, Aug. 27 -- Speaker of Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR) Puan Maharani said she would coordinate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to address concerns over impacts from wildfires in Kalimantan on neighboring countries.

"I will coordinate on this matter, asking the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to establish effective communication," Maharani remarked in Jakarta on Thursday.

While acknowledging the government's ongoing measures to contain forest and land fires, she said the parliament deemed greater efforts necessary to ensure the immediate and complete containment of wildfires.

Maharani underscored the importance of the government paying attention to potential impacts on public health and education sector. The lawmaker...