Air pollution in Malaysia
ASEAN meeting urges for forest fire punishment
ASEAN officials at a meeting in Kuala Lumpur demanded on July 24 the punishment for companies involved in the recent Indonesian forest fires that...
The #haze is back!
The haze has returned to many parts of Malaysia with the resumption of fires in Sumatra, Air Pollution Index (API) levels are inching higher...
Indonesia pressured to ratify fire treaty
ASEAN nations gathering in Brunei for a meeting of foreign ministers have urged Indonesia to take greater action to prevent the regularly occurring smoke...
Indonesia says forest fires under control
The Indonesian government said on June 29 that is has greatly brought under control the devastating forest fires in Sumatra that caused hazardous haze...
Singapore, KL get haze respite – Join the discussion
The Pollution Standard Index (PSI) for both Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore on June 26 read levels below hazardous levels for the first time since...
Air pollution disaster: The Blaze Haze Trail
In the past four days, Malaysia and Singapore have been covered with a thick blanket of smog not seen in 16 years. The below...
As Port Klang haze hits 487, who can be called responsible? – Join the discussion
Fingers have been pointed. Feelings have been hurt. Many millions have had to endure – exposed to a hazardous pea soup of suffocating smog...
Haze disaster could cost Singapore $1b
The estimated damage for Singapore from the air pollution disaster caused by Sumatra forest fires could reach $1 billion, according to analysts, in combined...
Malaysia declares state of emergency in haze areas
Malaysia declared a state of emergency in two parts of the southern state of Johor on June 23 after air pollution from illegal burning...
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