Haze

Haze beauty survival guide: Do I have to change my skincare routine when air quality is bad?

The primary pollutants of the haze, the PM2.5 and PM10 particles, are fine enough to skip past the skin’s surface, lodge into pores and, on compromised skin, worm deeper still.

Respiratory problems climb past 170,000 cases in haze-hit Indonesia

Firefighters extinguishing forest and land fires in Banjar, South Kalimantan, on Sept 21.

Haze could hit migratory birds hard in Malaysia

Reduced visibility caused by haze could affect birds as they navigated their migration routes.

Indonesia doing ‘everything’ but still struggling to curb fires

Firefighters have been battling forest fires for weeks in Borneo and Sumatra.

Haze in S’pore: PSI readings across Singapore back in moderate range

Hazy conditions seen at Chinatown on Sept 20 at 4.30 pm.

Haze in S’pore: PSI reading in central region remains unhealthy, east and west dip back to moderate

Hazy conditions seen from Clementi towards western part of Singapore at about 8.30 am on Sept 20.

A decade after Indonesia’s worst fires, the haze is back. Why does the problem still persist?

Firefighters putting out a fire in Banjarbaru, in Indonesia’s South Kalimantan province, where ST found that clearing land without fire can still cost considerably more than burning it.

Indonesia’s wildfires and haze in Kalimantan cost billions: Families pay the price

Adi Siswoyo, 43, with his wife, Asmarawati, 39, and their son, Rahmat Rafis Saputra, 5, at their home in Banjarbaru. The farmer’s household income has fallen substantially after wildfires scorched his farm.

Crowds at open-air diners, parks thin out as air quality deteriorates on Sept 19

At the East Coast Lagoon Food Village, there were few people queuing for food and several empty tables, a stark contrast to the bustling crowds seen on a typical weekend.

Indonesia accepts Malaysia’s help to tackle Kalimantan wildfires

Smoke shrouding the Equator Monument and the city of Pontianak in West Kalimantan.

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