How can we breathe if the oxygen has been taken away, ask residents in haze-shrouded Pekanbaru

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PEKANBARU (Riau) - His house overlooks the wide and magnificent Siak river that runs from west to east of Pekanbaru and on a regular day, Mr Bakri Hamid would be on the front terrace enjoying the breeze while watching the trees sway in the wind.
But it is the haze season now, and nothing is normal.
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