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The hazy weather which has swept the country since last week, that is believed to come from Indonesia, has led to a large number of schools to be closed across Malaysia, while air quality worsened just days before the city’s Formula One motor race in Singapore.

19 Sep 2019 / 18:51 H.
    The hazy weather which has swept the country since last week, that is believed to come from Indonesia, has led to a large number of schools to be closed across Malaysia, while air quality worsened just days before the city’s Formula One motor race in Singapore.
    Forest fire continues to blaze in Pekanbaru in Riau province on September 18, 2019. Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires closed schools and airports across the country and in neighbouring Malaysia on September 18, while air quality worsened in Singapore just days before the city’s Formula One motor race.
    The hazy weather which has swept the country since last week, that is believed to come from Indonesia, has led to a large number of schools to be closed across Malaysia, while air quality worsened just days before the city’s Formula One motor race in Singapore.
    Thick smoke from a forest fire nearly covers the sun over Pekanbaru in Riau province on September 18, 2019. Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires closed schools and airports across the country and in neighbouring Malaysia on September 18, while air quality worsened in Singapore just days before the city’s Formula One motor race.
    The hazy weather which has swept the country since last week, that is believed to come from Indonesia, has led to a large number of schools to be closed across Malaysia, while air quality worsened just days before the city’s Formula One motor race in Singapore.
    A water-bombing helicopter douses the burning peatland in Kampar of Riau province on September 18, 2019. Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires closed schools and airports across the country and in neighbouring Malaysia on September 18, while air quality worsened in Singapore just days before the city’s Formula One motor race. AFP PIX
    The hazy weather which has swept the country since last week, that is believed to come from Indonesia, has led to a large number of schools to be closed across Malaysia, while air quality worsened just days before the city’s Formula One motor race in Singapore.
    A water-bombing helicopter douses the burning peatland as firefighters continue to battle the blaze in Kampar of Riau province on September 18, 2019. Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires closed schools and airports across the country and in neighbouring Malaysia on September 18, while air quality worsened in Singapore just days before the city’s Formula One motor race. AFP PIX.
    The hazy weather which has swept the country since last week, that is believed to come from Indonesia, has led to a large number of schools to be closed across Malaysia, while air quality worsened just days before the city’s Formula One motor race in Singapore.
    FALSE ECLIPSE... Thick haze partially filters out the sun in Sri Aman, Sarawak. The air pollutant index in the area had reached 396 on Sept 17, 2019 before improving to 239 on Sept 18, 2019. BERNAMA PIX.
    The hazy weather which has swept the country since last week, that is believed to come from Indonesia, has led to a large number of schools to be closed across Malaysia, while air quality worsened just days before the city’s Formula One motor race in Singapore.
    A woman covers her face with a scarf in front of the Malaysia’s Prime Minister’s office, which is shrouded in haze, in Putrajaya, Malaysia, September 17, 2019. REUTERS PIX
    The hazy weather which has swept the country since last week, that is believed to come from Indonesia, has led to a large number of schools to be closed across Malaysia, while air quality worsened just days before the city’s Formula One motor race in Singapore.
    Firefighters battle the burning peatland in Kampar of Riau province on September 18, 2019. Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires closed schools and airports across the country and in neighbouring Malaysia on September 18, while air quality worsened in Singapore just days before the city’s Formula One motor race. AFP PIX.
    The hazy weather which has swept the country since last week, that is believed to come from Indonesia, has led to a large number of schools to be closed across Malaysia, while air quality worsened just days before the city’s Formula One motor race in Singapore.
    Security guard Hamdan Hamzah, 49, monitoring pupils of SK Lukut in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan leaving the school compound following the state education departments order to close all school follwing the very unhealthy air quality reading of 212 at 9am on Tuesday (Sept 17). BBXpress
    The hazy weather which has swept the country since last week, that is believed to come from Indonesia, has led to a large number of schools to be closed across Malaysia, while air quality worsened just days before the city’s Formula One motor race in Singapore.
    A security guard from Sekolah Rendah Agama Raja Muda Musa, Kampung Bharu, Kuala Lumpur closing the school’s main gate following order from the Education Ministry for all schools in the city centre to close on Sept 18, 2019 due to haze. SUNPIX BY ZULKIFLI ERSAL
    The hazy weather which has swept the country since last week, that is believed to come from Indonesia, has led to a large number of schools to be closed across Malaysia, while air quality worsened just days before the city’s Formula One motor race in Singapore.
    Malaysia’s capital skyline with the Petronas Twin Towers (L) and Kuala Lumpur Tower (R) landmarks is blanketed by haze in Kuala Lumpur on September 18, 2019. Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires closed thousands of schools across the country and in neighbouring Malaysia on September 18, while air quality worsened in Singapore just days before the city’s Formula One motor race. AFP PIX
    The hazy weather which has swept the country since last week, that is believed to come from Indonesia, has led to a large number of schools to be closed across Malaysia, while air quality worsened just days before the city’s Formula One motor race in Singapore.
    A man rides on a motorcycle in the haze in Putrajaya, Malaysia, September 17, 2019. REUTERS PIX
    The hazy weather which has swept the country since last week, that is believed to come from Indonesia, has led to a large number of schools to be closed across Malaysia, while air quality worsened just days before the city’s Formula One motor race in Singapore.
    TOPSHOT - Buildings are seen as haze blankets the skyline of Singapore on September 18, 2019. Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires closed thousands of schools across the country and in neighbouring Malaysia on September 18, while air quality worsened in Singapore just days before the city’s Formula One motor race. AFP PIX
    The hazy weather which has swept the country since last week, that is believed to come from Indonesia, has led to a large number of schools to be closed across Malaysia, while air quality worsened just days before the city’s Formula One motor race in Singapore.
    Malaysia Airlines airplanes are pictured on the haze-shrouded tarmac at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, September 18, 2019. REUTERS PIX
    The hazy weather which has swept the country since last week, that is believed to come from Indonesia, has led to a large number of schools to be closed across Malaysia, while air quality worsened just days before the city’s Formula One motor race in Singapore.
    The Tun Razak Exchange are barely visible through the haze that enveloped the city. The Department of EnvironmentÕs (DOE) air pollutant index (API) showed unhealthy levels of between 150 and 240 in parts of the states of Sarawak, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan. In Kuala Lumpur, the API was at 169, the level unhealthy. SUNPIX BY ADIB RAWI YAHYA
    The hazy weather which has swept the country since last week, that is believed to come from Indonesia, has led to a large number of schools to be closed across Malaysia, while air quality worsened just days before the city’s Formula One motor race in Singapore.
    A tourist taking a photo of the panoramic view of the city from Sky Box at KL Tower, amidst the ongoing haze . Asyraf Rasid / the sun
    The hazy weather which has swept the country since last week, that is believed to come from Indonesia, has led to a large number of schools to be closed across Malaysia, while air quality worsened just days before the city’s Formula One motor race in Singapore.
    A man is seen fishing at a jetty in Port Klang on Sept 16, 2019 amidst the ongoing haze, as a ship is seen passing by on the background. Asyraf Rasid /TheSun
    The hazy weather which has swept the country since last week, that is believed to come from Indonesia, has led to a large number of schools to be closed across Malaysia, while air quality worsened just days before the city’s Formula One motor race in Singapore.
    The hazy weather which has swept the country since last week, that is believed to come from Indonesia, has led to a large number of schools to be closed across Malaysia, while air quality worsened just days before the city’s Formula One motor race in Singapore.
    RED...Thick haze covers out the sun in Kampung Buntal which is about 30km away from Kuching on Sept 19 2019. BERNAMA PIX
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