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Toxic Haze From Indonesian Forest Fires Chokes Malaysian Borneo

Malaysia’s health ministry reported 1,811 asthma cases in a week as hazardous smoke from Indonesian fires forced school closures and mask shortages.

Summary by Al Jazeera
Respiratory illnesses surge as smoke settles over Malaysia’s Sarawak in the region’s worst haze crisis in a decade.

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Fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra pushed air quality in Sarawak to dangerous levels, closed 591 schools and made cases of asthma fire in Malaysia.

As a result of the fires in Indonesia, air quality has seriously deteriorated. Particularly in Malaysia. Report in Sarawak State, on the island of Borneo, where the inhabitants endure the health consequences of forest fires.

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tvsarawak.my broke the news on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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