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Haze

ASEAN Business

Rising palm oil prices, policy ambitions may increase haze risk in Asean: think tank

TOPSHOT - People ride a scooter past a wildfire in Karya Indah, Riau province on July 19, 2025. (Photo by Wahyudi / AFP)
ASEAN Business

Indonesia palm oil producers on alert as Sumatra fires coincide with peak harvest

Haze comes from the burning of peat and other vegetation in Indonesia, where fire is used to clear land for agricultural use or to get rid of agricultural waste.
Singapore

Low risk of transboundary haze in 2024 with milder dry season, La Nina’s possible return: report

Hanoi topped air monitoring website IQAir’s table of the world’s most polluted cities.
ASEAN Business

Hanoi chokes as Vietnam capital tops most polluted cities list

As many as 128 flights from the international airport in New Delhi, the capital, were delayed, with 33 cancelled, aviation site Flightradar24 showed, an effect that cascaded through flight schedules nationwide.
International

Indian air traffic disrupted on third day of dense fog

People stand on the Bund as buildings along the Huangpu river are seen shrouded in fog, amid a red alert for heavy fog in Shanghai, China, Dec 29, 2023.
Global Enterprise

Fog, haze in China as New Year travellers brace for potential disruptions

Malaysia environment ministry says it is open to enacting a law, but did not provide any specific details or a timeline.
ASEAN Business

Malaysia says cross-border air pollution law still possible

The sun rises above Kuala Lumpur's skyline on a hazy day in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct 9, 2023.
ASEAN Business

Malaysia drops plans for proposed transborder haze pollution bill

Bangkok ranked as the world’s 10th most polluted city on Friday, according to the air quality monitoring firm IQAir.
ASEAN Business

Thai government pledges action as Bangkok pollution spikes

The city skyline shrouded with haze due to air pollution in Singapore on Oct 15, 2023. A visitor takes photos in the Marina Barrage on a hazy day in Singapore, 10 October 2023. Singapore's air quality momentarily worsened in the morning before returning to moderate range on 10 October as winds brought haze from Indonesia's forest fires. According to the National Environment Agency (NEA), 15 hotspots were detected mostly over the southern and central parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island. EPA-EFE/HOW HWEE YOUNG
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