Indonesia warns against starting open blazes as haze from wildfires spreads to Malaysia

Indonesia warns against starting open fires as wildfire haze spreads to Malaysia

The blazes have blanketed parts of Kalimantan in choking haze, reducing visibility to just one to 10 metres in some areas.

Indonesia warns against starting open blazes as haze from wildfires spreads to Malaysia

Indonesian authorities warn they will take legal action against anyone starting open fires, as huge blazes on Borneo and elsewhere created a choking haze that blankets cities.

Malaysia’s Sarawak shuts almost 600 schools as haze hits ‘very unhealthy’ level

Transboundary haze has again disrupted daily life on Malaysian Borneo, forcing nearly 600 schools in Sarawak to shut on Friday as air pollution in parts of the state reached “very unhealthy” levels. The closures affecting almost 200,000 pupils were the latest disruptions caused by Southeast Asia’s persistent haze problem, which flares during dry spells when forest and peatland fires – often linked to land clearing for agriculture and plantations…

Sarawak orders two-day school closures as haze worsens, affecting around 200,000 students

Nearly 600 schools are closed as the East Malaysian state records “very unhealthy” air pollutant index levels.

Transboundary haze from Indonesian peatland fires crosses into Malaysia, threatens biodiversity

Escalating environmental risks across northern Borneo, transboundary haze generated by uncontained forest and peatland fires in Indonesia’s West ...

Haze shuts schools in S’wak again

KUCHING: Schools across 10 districts in Sarawak have been ordered to close temporarily as transboundary haze continues to deteriorate air quality across the state.