Singapore Haze

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  Singapore Shrouded In Smog As Haze Returns To Southeast Asia

  Acrid smog blanketed Singapore Friday as the city-state was hit by the year's first major outbreak of haze, an annual crisis sparked by forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia.

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  Indonesia Issues Haze Warning To Neighbours As Forest Fires Spread

  Indonesia today warned that a haze from forest fires was floating over a key waterway towards its neighbours, and that the number of blazes was rising.

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  Formula One: Haze Puts Singapore Grand Prix Under a Cloud

  The Formula one race in Singapore is under a bit of a cloud as haze threatens to impact fans and teams.

• Singapore's Ground-Breaking Haze Law Faces Uphill Challenge

  Indonesia's complex rules on land use and the difficulty in prosecuting foreign businesses mean Singapore has its work cut out bringing companies to book under its new cross-border air pollution law.

• Malaysia Air Quality 'Unhealthy' as Haze Obscures Skies

  Air quality around Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur and on Borneo island was "unhealthy" on Tuesday, with one town reaching "very unhealthy" levels as haze -- mostly from forest fires in Indonesia -- obscured skies.

• Indonesia Forest Fires Spark Singapore, Malaysia Haze Warning

  Indonesia's disaster agency warned on Wednesday that haze could return to neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia after a huge jump in forest fires in a province at the centre of a smog crisis last year.

• Indonesia sorry over haze as thousands sent to fight fires

  Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has apologised to Singapore and Malaysia over fires that have cloaked the countries in thick haze, as thousands more emergency workers were deployed Tuesday to tackle the blazes.

• Indonesia sends planes to fight haze-causing fires

  Air pollution in Singapore soared to record heights for a third consecutive day, as Indonesia dispatched planes and helicopters on Friday to battle raging fires blamed for hazardous levels of smoky haze in three countries.

• Indonesia deploys choppers as Singapore haze hits record

  Indonesia deployed helicopters today to artificially create rain in a bid to fight raging fires that have choked Singapore with smog, which is hitting record-breaking levels that pose a threat to the elderly and the ill.

• Singapore wrapped by haze, Malaysia schools shut

  Singapore urged people to remain indoors amid unprecedented levels of air pollution Thursday as a smoky haze wrought by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia worsened dramatically. Nearby Malaysia closed 200 schools and banned open burning in some areas.

• Singapore's air turns 'hazardous' as Indonesian fires rage

  Singapore's air quality deteriorated to "hazardous" levels late on Wednesday as smoke from slash-and-burn land clearing in Indonesia enveloped the city-state, inflaming tensions between the Southeast Asian neighbours.

• Indonesia forest fire shots Singapore's pollution level at 16-year high

  Singaporeans are rolling back military training, keeping cough-stricken children indoors and considering wearing protective masks to work after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 years.

• Singapore chokes on haze from Indonesia forest fires

  Air pollution from forest fires in Indonesia's Sumatra island reached severe levels in Singapore today, triggering a health alert in the densely populated city-state.