The charred carcass of a snake next to a ranger working to extinguish a fire in Seulawah, Aceh on Monday, after tens of hectares of pine forests were deliberately burned. Haze is an annual problem in Indonesia, caused by the setting of forests on fire to clear land for palm oil and pulpwood plantations.
Casualty of Aceh fires

- PublishedOct 12, 2016, 5:00 am SGT
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 12, 2016, with the headline 'Casualty of Aceh fires'. Print Edition | Subscribe