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Asia & Pacific 4 weeks ago

Malaysia lifts emergency declaration in Sarawak district though air quality still poor

Malaysian authorities categorise Air Pollution Index (API) readings above 300 as hazardous, with a measurement of 500 the threshold for declaring an emergency.

Asia & Pacific 4 weeks ago

Haze emergency grips Sarawak town

Malaysia declared a state of emergency in Sarawak state's Serian district on Borneo island on Friday, after air pollution readings reached critical levels.

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

Indonesia to open airspace for cloud seeding to tackle haze, Malaysia says

Malaysia's national disaster management agency and its meteorological department are currently preparing schedules for cloud seeding operations in shared border locations, to be coordinated with the Indonesian military.

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

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Malaysia, Brunei to raise cross-border haze issue at ASEAN

The Malaysian prime minister and the Brunei sultan aim to use “the ASEAN mechanism” in a bid to find a solution for the recurring problem of transboundary haze from Indonesian wildfires.

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

Hazy days are back again in Malaysia

The Singapore-based Asean Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC) had through satellite images detected 121 hotspots in Sumatra and 122 hotspots in Kalimantan, but none in Malaysia, said DOE director-general Datuk Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaafar.

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

Malaysia blames Indonesian fires for haze, poor air quality

Hundreds of forest fires in Indonesia have caused haze that has worsened air quality in parts of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur's top environment official has said, a claim Jakarta denied on Saturday.

Opinion 6 years ago

ASEAN cooperation to address transboundary haze amid pandemic

With the current global health crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is crucial for ASEAN to step up preparations and be in a better position to handle the potential risk of fire and transboundary haze.

Opinion 7 years ago

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What can be done to protect communities during haze season?

A study by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago estimated that residents of Sumatra and Kalimantan risk having their life expectancy shaved off by four years on average due to exposure to dangerous particulate matter caused by the haze.

World 7 years ago

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Smog raises questions about Indonesia’s commitment to transboundary haze treaty

The smog that wafts through the region calls into question the effectiveness of a regional transboundary haze treaty, as well as Indonesia's commitment to preventing and mitigating haze.

SE Asia 7 years ago

Haze closes Malaysia schools, sparks fears for Singapore F1

Illegal fires to clear land for agricultural plantations are blazing out of control on Sumatra and Borneo islands, with Jakarta deploying thousands of security forces and water-bombing aircraft to tackle them.

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