It’s the time of the year, guys, so dust off your face masks and start wearing them because the haze is back.
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar told The Star Online that some cities in Malaysia have recorded a slightly unhealthy API (air pollutant index) readings in the past week.
That, according to him, is a sign that the haze season is back.
Wan Junaidi told the news portal that the forest fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan in Indonesia, which had reportedly been going on for about a week, were the cause of the haze.
However, the situation would be much worse if the Indonesian authorities did not take swift action to combat the fires, he added.
“It hasn’t reached critical stage but I will write a letter to Indonesia Forestry and Environment minister (Dr Siti Nurbaya Bakar) to tell her that the haze is coming here.
“We don’t want to pick a fight but we just want to notify them that the haze is back,” he was quoted as saying.
