A toxic haze hangs over the region


Thick haze turned the skies in Palangkaraya apocalyptic shades of yellow and orange, reducing visibility to a few dozen metres as wildfires cause a regional air pollution crisis.

Kuala Lumpur topped monito­ring site IQAir’s ranking of most polluted major global cities by yesterday, followed closely by Singapore, and with Indonesia’s Medan and capital Jakarta just behind.

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