Author: Nopporn Wong-Anan, Reuters, SINGAPORE

  • Sumatra burning creates serious haze impacting Malaysia and Singapore

    Illegal forest clearing fires in Indonesia’s Sumatra Island are sending haze across the Malacca Strait to neighboring Malaysia and Singapore, causing the worst air pollution since 2006, officials said on Thursday. Despite pledge among governments to deter fires, the haze prompted Malaysia to alert vessels in the Malacca Strait of poor visibility as short as…