Haze our own doing

Poor condition: A boat cruising on the lake at the Mines Resort as the haze reduces visibility of the Kuala Lumpur skyline in the background. — SAM THAM/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: If the heat and dry spell were not enough, little hotspots here and there made up of forest fires and open burning, are now causing poor air quality in Malaysia’s central region.

Meteorological Department director-general Datuk Che Gayah Ismail said the haze was originating from within our borders, rather than from Indonesia.