Kuala Lampur, Oct. 7 -- The haze began on August 1. On September 4, Serian, Sarawak recorded an Air Pollutant Index of 519, prompting the declaration of an emergency in the division.

More than two months later, here we are again - waiting for the monsoon to bring relief.

On October 6, Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Arthur Joseph Kurup said Malaysia would push for stronger Asean cooperation, including better data-sharing and enforcement cooperation.

But Malaysia has been here before. For decades. It happens. This is our seasonal amnesia.

There is no shortage of agreements, mechanisms or good intentions. What remains elusive is accountability.

The familiar calls return: strengthen regional cooperation, impr...