Blow away the real smoke, please!


An aerial picture shows smoke billowing from burning areas near agricultural plantations in Palawan , Riau province, Indonesia.- EPA

We have our heads in a cloud – a cloud of smoke. The annual haze from Indonesia and local open burning is choking us all. So, how much damage are the smokers going to do?

IT’S that time of the year again. The haze is back in town. The throat is parched, the nose is blocked. The masks are out and the doctors’ waiting rooms are filling up.

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