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“In Malaysia, MP Kalam Salan pointedly began speaking Javanese during a parliamentary speech about the haze crisis.”

“Although his family keeps the windows shut at all times, the noxious smoke penetrates the house anyway, sending Undas’ 2-year-old daughter into constant sneezing fits amid a spike in respiratory illnesses in haze-affected regions.”

““The current haze crisis is a real symptom, a real example of how climate change affects our day-to-day lives,” said Syahdiva Moezbar, with the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air in Jakarta.”

“Singapore and the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur were ranked among the most polluted in the world this month by the global air quality monitoring platform IQAir, with many considering this the worst haze crisis to affect the region in over a decade.”

“Toxic haze and smoke have caused a health crisis in neighboring countries as well.”

“Firefly, a Malaysian low-cost airline, has extended the suspension of its flights between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore through Wednesday as smoke from fires in Indonesia continued to blanket the region.”

“Malaysia urged to police its firms in Indonesia as haze shuts schools With six regions shutting schools, civil society groups say accountability must extend to Malaysian corporate interests across the border Malaysia is facing renewed pressure to clamp down…”

“The Indonesian government has been accused of “gross negligence” in a class action lawsuit over its handling of wildfires that have cloaked large parts of South-east Asia in a toxic haze, shuttered schools and caused a spike in respiratory illnesses.”