#haze

Zuraida Kamaruddin says M'sia is prepared to help Indonesia put out forest fires to address haze issue, if necessary. 

The closure will affect 24 schools in Klang and 5 in Kuala Langat, involving a total of 45,265 students.

Schools are reminded to follow SOP and to prioritise the health of students and teachers.

Putrajaya's official letter offers assistance to tackle the forest fires in the republic, says envoy.

Dr M adds gov't can't comment on Indonesia minister's claim that M'sian forest fires caused haze.  

'If what she said is true, it is really shocking,' says Douglas Uggah Embas.

Maybe the immediate impact is on the tourism sector as tourists may avoid the country.

Minister also claims haze came from Peninsular Malaysia but conceded some emerged from Kalimantan.

Observation also found air quality and visibility were poor as the haze worsened towards the afternoon.

Fires have been burning in parts of Sumatra and Borneo for more than a month.

Airport operator states that despite the current haze, visibility stands at 2,000m.

UPDATED 11.59PM | Exceptions until the end of the southwest monsoon period are for cremations, religious purposes, and barbecues.

Indonesia will only take complaints on the haze seriously if it suffers economically, says James Masing.

LETTER | Surgical masks are of little value in countering the effects of the haze.

They will work together against those triggering open burning in the Johan Setia area of Klang.

Several areas in KL, Putrajaya, S'gor, Negeri, Malacca, Johor and S'wak also registered unhealthy air pollution.

Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin met with Indonesian officials to raise Malaysia's concern.

Data from ASMC shows 1,307 hotspots in Sumatra and Kalimantan, compared to 21 hotspots in Malaysia.

Landowners and those in the agriculture sector should know better about open burning.

State deputy education director says, however, that the UPSR will go on as scheduled.