Showing posts with label haze. Show all posts
Showing posts with label haze. Show all posts

Malaysia: Sarawak haze worsens; visibility in Kuching down to 1.2km

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Goh Pei Pei New Straits Times 6 Sep 19; KUCHING: The haze in Sarawak worsened today, with visibility in the state capital here reduced to...

Malaysia officially complains over haze as Indonesia forests burn

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Reuters New Straits Times 6 Sep 19; JAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s science ministry will urge Indonesia to take immediate action to fig...

Indonesia: Air-polluting forest fire hotspots in Riau reach 154

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Antara 7 Sep 19; Pekanbaru, Riau (ANTARA) - The Pekanbaru meteorology station reported that 448 hotspots were observed throughout Sumatra...

Malaysia: Penang expected to be hit by prolonged hazy conditions

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N. TRISHA The Star 5 Sep 19; Stifling situation: Motorists driving on the Penang Bridge that is barely visible. GEORGE TOWN: The public...

Indonesia: Satellite imagery suggests 949 hotspots in West Kalimantan

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Antara 4 Sep 19; Pontianak, W Kalimantan (ANTARA) - The LAPAN satellite image data showed 949 hotspots were spotted in West Kalimantan on...

Malaysia: Johor MB - No open burning, please

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MOHD FARHAAN SHAH The Star 2 Sep 19; JOHOR BARU: Mentri Besar Datuk Dr Sahruddin Jamal (pic) has urged the public, in particular, farmers...

Malaysia: Leopard cat found killed in Kuala Baram forest fire

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Stephen Then The Star 3 Sep 19; MIRI: Firefighters dousing the remains of forests ravaged by wildfires in the Kuala Baram district in nor...

Indonesia: Wildfires in Riau force wild elephants to flee habitats

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Antara 3 Sep 19; Pekanbaru, Riau (ANTARA) - Few wild elephants fled their habitats, entering residential areas after wildfires spread thr...

56% increase in vegetation fires in first half of 2019: Shanmugam

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Today Online 2 Sep 19; SINGAPORE: There were 555 vegetation fires in Singapore in the first half of this year, a 56 per cent increase fro...

Indonesia: 16 sub-districts in N Sulawesi brace for drought

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Antara 2 Sep 19; Manado, North Sulawesi (ANTARA) - Sixteen sub-districts in eight districts and municipalities in North Sulawesi have bra...

Indonesian police investigate palm oil companies over forest fires: ministry

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Reuters 29 Aug 19; JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police are investigating three palm oil companies on suspicion of starting fires on Bor...

Indonesia: Severe haze sees schools dismissed in Dumai

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Rizal Harahap The Jakarta Post 30 Aug 19; A thick blanket of haze from forest fires has forced schools in Dumai, Riau, to dismiss their s...

Singapore may experience slightly hazy conditions in the next few days: NEA

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Today Online 26 Aug 19; SINGAPORE — Singapore experienced slightly hazy conditions on Monday (Aug 26) morning as a result of a brief shif...

Malaysia, Johor: Iskandar Puteri firefighters battle 100-hectare forest blaze

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New Straits Times 26 Aug 19; JOHOR BARU: Firefighters at Kampung Pekajang in Iskandar Puteri, near here, are winning a battle to extingui...

Malaysia: Heavy downpour helps to put out Miri forest and peat fire

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Goh Pei Pei New Straits Times 25 Aug 19; KUCHING: Heavy downpour this morning and hours of fire fighting operation finally managed to ext...

Indonesia: 7,745 suffer from acute respiratory tract infection in Pekanbaru

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Antara 26 Aug 19; The Pekanbaru City Health Office reported that the number of people suffering from acute respiratory tract infection in...

Malaysia: Trench built to contain raging forest fire in Johor

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REMAR NORDIN The Star 23 Aug 19; ISKANDAR PUTERI: The state Fire and Rescue Department has built a trench to stop the forest fire at Jala...

Malaysia: Two schools in Kuala Baram shut due to worsening smog

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STEPHEN THEN The Star 22 Aug 19; MIRI: Two schools in Kuala Baram in northern Sarawak have been shut down until further notice, effective...

Indonesia: Sumatra Island ravaged by 584 hotspots representing forest fires

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Antara 24 Aug 19; Pekanbaru, Riau (ANTARA) - The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BMKG) Station in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, con...

Indonesia: Forest fires drive Sumatran tiger from their habitats

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Antara 25 Aug 19; Indonesia, home to the Sumatran tiger, joined celebrations on International Tiger Day, observed on July 25, to raise su...