Haze: Quick Facts

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Quick-dash shoppers affecting Johor traders as haze alters consumer behaviour • Oct. 22, 2026, 10:20 PM ET (Straits Times)

‘We’re breathing in the smoke even as we sleep’: Living with haze in Sumatra • Oct. 22, 2026, 8:00 PM ET (Straits Times)

Haze in Malaysia: Vets seeing uptick in pets with respiratory problems • Oct. 18, 2026, 8:41 PM ET (Straits Times)

Haze from forest fires still blankets Sumatra, Batam islands • Oct. 18, 2026, 8:20 PM ET (Straits Times)

Haze triggers highest-level alert in Southeast Asia • Oct. 17, 2026, 12:00 PM ET (Taipei Times)

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