Penang folk staying indoors ‘till the sky clears’


GEORGE TOWN: For 64-year-old Ong Tan Chooi, there are no more daily hikes to Ayer Itam Dam and exercises in the park, no thanks to the haze.

Ong, who stays in Taman Green Garden in Paya Terubong, has not even gone to the market for more than a week.

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