雅加达：印度尼西亚总统周三（10月21日）严厉抨击“爱侮辱”其国家的国家，指责它们因野火烧毁大片土地、有毒烟雾飘向邻国而对印尼进行指责。
JAKARTA: Indonesia's president railed Wednesday (Oct 21) against "countries that like to insult" his nation over wildfires that have razed vast areas, spewing toxic haze into neighbouring countries.
这东南亚大国数月来一直在努力控制火势。独立监测机构“努山塔拉地图”（Nusantara Atlas）通过分析卫星数据称，截至9月的九个月里，大火已烧毁超过190万公顷土地。
The Southeast Asian giant has for months struggled to contain fires that Nusantara Atlas, an independent monitor analysing satellite data, said have consumed more than 1.9 million hectares in the nine months to September.
烟雾导致空气污染水平飙升至危险程度，不仅在国内，在马来西亚、新加坡和东帝汶也是如此，促使东盟区域集团召开会议应对危机。
The haze has sent air pollution levels surging to dangerous levels not only at home, but also in Malaysia, Singapore and Timor-Leste prompting the ASEAN regional bloc to call a meeting over the crisis.
“至于某些爱侮辱印度尼西亚民族的国家，时机成熟时，我们将揭露涉事公司，”普拉博沃周三在内阁会议上表示，并声称“许多企业对这场危机负有责任”。他未点名道姓，也未透露国别。
"As for certain countries that like to insult the Indonesian nation, when the time comes, we will reveal the companies involved" Prabowo told a Cabinet meeting Wednesday, claiming that "many corporations bear responsibility" for the crisis. He did not name names or nationalities.
印尼邻国领导人在提供援助的同时，在最高外交层面避免公开批评。
The leaders of Indonesia's neighbours have offered help while steering clear of overt criticism at the highest diplomatic level.
然而，随着公众愤怒加剧，马来西亚一名国会议员上周呼吁将印尼视为该地区的“弃儿”。
With public anger growing, however, a Malaysian MP last week called for Indonesia to be treated as an "outcast" in the region.
“印度尼西亚是一个礼貌且忍耐的民族。我们的国家常被侮辱，但请相信，我们的民族不想一直被侮辱，”普拉博沃说。
"Indonesia is a polite and patient nation. Our country is often insulted, but believe me, our nation does not want to be insulted all the time," Prabowo said.
总统表示，他已要求调查火灾起因，并坚称起因“并非纯粹自然因素”。
The president said he had asked for investigations into the cause of the fires which he insisted was "not purely natural".
专家表示，印尼野火在很大程度上可归咎于刀耕火种式的清理土地做法，这导致耐火森林覆盖层被破坏、泥炭地被排干。今年，受厄尔尼诺天气现象引发的严重干旱加剧，火势更加猛烈。
Experts say Indonesia's wildfires can be blamed in large part on slash-and-burn land-clearing practices that result in the destruction of fire-resistant forest cover and drained peatlands. This year, the blazes were intensified by a severe drought fuelled by the El Nino weather phenomenon.
“我要求警方、检察院、林业部，在武装部队和情报机构的支持下进行调查，”普拉博沃说。
"I am asking the police, the Attorney General's Office, the Ministry of Forestry, with the support of the Armed Forces and intelligence services, to investigate," said Prabowo.
“民众也抓获了多名蓄意纵火者——这可以被视为环境恐怖主义。”总统周二在任职两周年之际发表上述言论，其支持率创下历史新低。他表示，蓄意纵火构成“危害人类罪”，因为他们的行为危及数百万公民的健康。他补充道，一旦证据确凿，“我们将吊销所有违法公司的执照”。
"The people have also caught various individuals who deliberately set fires - this is something we can regard as environmental terrorism." The president, who marked two years in office Tuesday with record-low approval levels, said deliberate fire-setting amounted to "a crime against humanity, because what they have done endangers the health of millions of our citizens". Once the evidence is in, he added, "we will revoke all licenses of companies that violate the law".