#haze

API readings in Klang, Shah Alam, Putrajaya, Petaling Jaya and Cheras have risen to 119 and above.

ASMC data shows the number of hotspots in Sumatra has jumped drastically.

However, all public examinations will proceed as usual, it adds.

Douglas Uggah Embas says, however, that this will still depend on the weather.

DG Mohamad Nordin Ibrahim says the solat istisqa to clear the haze was recommended by Nadma.

Numbers are still climbing, even as Met Dept looks at cloud seeding options.

The operation will be conducted in cooperation with Nadma and the air force.

In Peninsula Malaysia, Johan Setia Klang registers an API reading of 121

LETTER | Again the problem arises from a neighbouring nation burning land for farming.

Sri Aman records the highest reading at 166 as at 9am this morning.

LETTER | Issue of air pollution in M'sia needs to be reframed, since resulting deaths haven't been properly accounted for.

As of 9am, the area had an Air Pollutant Index reading of 404.

Uggah: A total of 26 forest fire hotspots in the state with Miri being the worst affected by the haze.

Air quality in both S'wak areas dropped from "moderate" to "very unhealthy" between last night and this morning. 

The API reading of 217 in Miri indicates the air quality there is very unhealthy.

An Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 361 was recorded at an air surveillance station located at the Miri Industrial Training Institute.

Air Pollution Index reading of 379 at 7am today is higher than yesterday's peak reading. 

The department says several measures have been taken to address the haze in Sarawak, including stepping up enforcement against open burning.

Air Pollutant Index reading exceeding 300 was recorded as of 10pm last night.

The haze situation in the country is due to forest fires in Indonesia.

Lai Soon: Joint effort needed to create a regional treaty, which would make enforcement a serious matter.

Forest fires have affected more than 42,000 hectares of forests and farms in the republic this year.