HAZE...HAZE..HAZE...

All schools in Malaysia's Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Negeri Sembilan and Melaka were closed on Tuesday (Sep 15) due to the worsening haze.

"The API (Air Pollutants Index) is approaching 200. All schools in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Negeri Sembilan and Melaka will be closed tomorrow 15.9.2015," said Malaysia’s Education Ministry in a statement issued late Monday.

Education Minister Mahdzir Khalid had said schools will only be closed when the API reading reached 200. An API of between 0 and 50 is considered good, 51 to 100 (medium), 101 to 200 (unhealthy), 201 to 300 (very unhealthy) and 300 and above (hazardous).

Indonesian president Joko Widodo on Monday instructed the police and military to send more personnel to fight forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan, which was causing the haze in Singapore and Malaysia.
Riau province in Sumatra on Monday declared a state of emergency as nearly 1,000 hotspots were detected.