6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (228+ words) SHAH ALAM, Sept 6 — The Selangor Disaster Management Committee is ready to distribute face masks to the public and civil servants to cope with the ongoing haze situation. “This action serves as an additional protective measure against the impact of current…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (358+ words) SINGAPORE, Sept 5 — Businesses, sports organisations and healthcare providers in Singapore are adjusting their activities as haze pushes air quality into the unhealthy range in parts of the city-state, while most operations continue as normal for now. Human resources professional Desmond…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (549+ words) KUCHING, Sept 3 — The haze has driven up demand for bottled water and health-related products at supermarkets here, with some retailers increasing their stock levels to meet customer needs. At Farley Kuching, drinks department supervisor Nelson Ting, 23, said bottled water was…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (335+ words) An API reading between 101 and 200 is categorised as unhealthy, posing potential health risks to the general public while placing vulnerable groups, including young children, the elderly, and individuals with chronic respiratory illnesses, at heightened risk. Sarawak remained the epicentre of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (226+ words) GEORGE TOWN, Aug 25 — Residents of Penang are urged to limit outdoor activities as air quality deteriorated today, with three of the state's four monitoring stations breaching the unhealthy threshold. State youth, sports and health committee chairman Daniel Gooi advised the…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (177+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — Malaysia woke up to hazy skies again this morning, with Sarawak bearing the brunt of the smog. Serian was the worst hit at 194, just six points away from tipping into very unhealthy. Kuching followed at 183. Sri Aman…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (842+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — As the haze returns to Malaysia, staying indoors is often the simplest way to reduce exposure to polluted air. But how much protection do closed doors and windows really provide against microscopic particulate matter such as PM10 and…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (842+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 21 — As the haze returns to Malaysia, staying indoors is often the simplest way to reduce exposure to polluted air. But how much protection do closed doors and windows really provide against microscopic particulate matter such as PM10 and…...