Environmental Issues

• 

• 

• 

Haze problem: Why Indonesia is having a tough time battling forest fires

Over the last few days, the number of hotspots in Sumatra and Kalimantan has fluctuated between 500 and 2,000, causing haze across Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. CNA’s Saifulbahri Ismail explains why Indonesian authorities are having difficulty putting out the peatland forest fires.

Source: https://cna.asia/youtubesub

---

Not even in malaysia, other country such as thailand is also suffering the haze attack. This photo is Some skytrain passengers at Chong Nonsi station in Bangkok wear face masks to protect themselves against PM2.5-laced haze. 

Source: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1762139/pm-holds-urgent-haze-meeting

• Featured

  THE HAZE PROBLEM

  September 23, 2019 by Leong Kai Cheng

  Indonesia haze: Why do forests keep burning? Almost every year, a smoky haze blankets the South East Asian region – signalling the return of forest fires in Indonesia. For many in this region, grey skies and a lingering acrid smell are not unfamiliar, but 2019 has already brought with it some of the worst haze… Read more

• How haze affect healths

  October 7, 2019 by Leong Kai Cheng

  Source: http://english.astroawani.com/malaysia-news/haze-and-health-5-things-you-should-know-77266 To begin with, haze would directly exists on the air and having contact with our eye, so it makes your eye go irritation or watering eyes, and/or conjunctivitis. The second effect will be nose, all the bad component is exist on the air, breathing caused ur nose become Running nose, stuffy nose, sneezing,… Read more

View all posts

Meanwhile by having the haze, spotify created a hilarious playlist which makes user feel the playlist is relatable .

---

This blog created for the academic research purpose.

Special thanks to bangkokpost, spotify and cna for the information provided

References:

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1762139/pm-holds-urgent-haze-meeting

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/09/06/malaysia-to-send-diplomatic-note-to-indonesia-over-haze

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/haze-in-malaysia-to-persist-until-end-september