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Haze: 19 schools closed as API exceeds 200
KUALA LUMPUR: The current haze has necessitated 19 schools to suspend classes today. Of the affected schools, three are in Johan Setia Klang, Selangor, and 16, in Rompin, Pahang. More schools are expected to close tomorrow in light of the
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Fires across Indonesia forests, sparking global warming fears
PEKANBARU: The number of blazes in Indonesia’s rainforests has jumped sharply, satellite data showed today, spreading smog across Southeast Asia and adding to concerns about the impact of increasing wildfire outbreaks worldwide on global warming. Illegal blazes to clear land
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Three Klang schools closed after API reading exceeds 200
SHAH ALAM: Three schools in Johan Setia, Klang were ordered closed with immediate effect after the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading in the area this morning exceeded 200. In a statement today, the Selangor Education Department said the schools were
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Selangor’s Johan Setia air quality drops, Rompin improves
KUALA LUMPUR: Johan Setia in Selangor recorded a “very unhealthy” level under the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading this morning, the only location in Malaysia to have that rating after the haze subsided in Rompin, Pahang last night. Johan Setia
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Ambassador: M’sia didn’t send protest letter to Indonesia over haze
Malaysia is not pointing fingers at Indonesia over the current haze problems, instead, the country is offering some forms of assistance in tackling the forest fires in several provinces in the republic. Malaysian Ambassador to Indonesia Zainal Abidin Bakar said
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Haze blocks KL Tower, KLCC visibility
Popular landmarks in the capital including the country’s tallest structures, KL Tower and Petronas Twin Towers, were shrouded by haze as air quality and visibility worsened towards the afternoon. Checks by Bernama revealed that sundry shops and stalls have started
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Haze: 409 schools closed but UPSR on in Sarawak
KUCHING: The thick haze blowing across Sarawak has forced the closure of 409 schools in nine districts, of which 347 are at the primary level. The state Education Department said a total of 157,479 students are affected by the haze
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Choked by neglect: Protect Yourself from the Haze
Every year, between May and October, a thick haze hangs over parts of South-east Asia during the dry season when burning is used to clear Indonesian land for palm oil, paper plantations and other crops, sparking ire from regional neighbours.
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Indonesia: Haze not from Sumatera
PUCHONG: Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) denied that the haze in Malaysia originated from Sumatra, Indonesia, based on satellite data over the past few days. “It is not like the news reports by foreign mass media,” BMKG deputy
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Earliest cloud seeding for Sarawak this Thursday
KUCHING: The earliest possible date for cloud seeding to be done in Sarawak is this Thursday, said Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. He said the cloud-seeding operations aimed at reducing the effects of the haze particularly in
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