Haze

[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia declared an emergency in the district of Serian, in Sarawak state, after thick haze caused by forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia pushed air pollution up to hazardous levels on Friday (Sep 4).

The PSI last hit unhealthy levels due to haze in October 2023

Indonesia’s move to control exports could increase oversight for haze prevention, says a think tank

Threat of severe haze hangs in the balance as palm oil planters struggle to meet long-term demand, says the Singapore Institute of International Affairs in its annual haze report

Analyst warns fires and haze could hamper palm oil harvesting operations and logistics, reducing yields and creating short-term tightness in the market

A possible respite from unhealthy air quality is expected as the rainy climate phenomenon is set to return later in 2024

VIETNAMESE capital Hanoi was blanketed by a thick haze of pollution on Tuesday (Mar 5) that obscured high-rise buildings and left the city’s nearly nine million people breathing toxic air.

DENSE fog swathed large parts of northern India on Tuesday for the third straight day of an intense cold wave, reducing visibility to disrupt more than 160 flights.

YEAR-END holidaymakers across China were bracing for possible transport disruptions after the weather bureau on Friday warned that heavy fog and haze would shroud areas from Hebei province in the north to southern Shanghai for more than 24 hours.