Who's to blame for the toxic smog choking South East Asia?
Anger is mounting at the companies accused of burning land in Indonesia and the authorities who have failed to stop them.
BBC News reports: Anger is mounting at the companies accused of burning land in Indonesia and the authorities who have failed to stop them.
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