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DISASTER1d agoIndonesia haze cost Malaysia US$1.97 billion in losses: studySouth China Morning Post
DISASTER2d agoMalaysians missing in Nepal: Families facing 6-9 months' wait for death certificationKUALA LUMPUR: Families of the 54 Malaysians missing in Nepal would need to wait at least six to nine months for letters of presumed death, despite Nepal cutting the waiting period from 12 years to 45 days.nst · malaysia
DISASTEROct 22Haze forces Malaysian fitness groups to swap outdoor runs for shopping mall lapsRunners in Malaysia are swapping their usual routes through parks and city streets for laps around shopping malls, commandeering air-conditioned corridors to keep up their training as a stubborn blanket of haze makes exercising outdoors increasingly hazardous. The switch comes as smoke from forest and peatland fires continues to foul the air across parts of Southeast Asia, with Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur and its surrounding districts among the hardest-hit areas. By 9am on Thursday, 15 of...South China Morning Post
DISASTEROct 20In Malaysia, viral air purifier test fans flames of anger over hazeAs haze from forest fires in Indonesia continues to shroud Southeast Asia, Malaysians have taken to social media to air their grievances, with a video of an elevated outdoor reading from an air purifier among viral content marking public frustration. The clip, posted by user syahierarafie, shows a device detecting an Air Pollutant Index (API) of up to 318 in Gelang Patah, a suburban town in western Johor Bahru which borders Singapore. The video has drawn over 990,000 views as of Tuesday. “Today,...South China Morning Post
DISASTEROct 15Indonesians urge Singapore, Malaysia to sue Jakarta as haze blankets regionSouth China Morning Post
DISASTEROct 14Haze in Malaysia: Schools in Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Pahang to reopen on Oct 15Schools were closed on Oct 14 due to haze. Read more at straitstimes.com.straitstimes · singapore
DISASTEROct 13Malaysia’s Firefly cancels flights to Singapore over haze from IndonesiaMove comes as haze from Indonesian fires makes Singapore and Kuala Lumpur the world’s most polluted cities.Al Jazeera [en]
DISASTEROct 13How a detour saved a Malaysian trekker from jaws of deadly Nepal floodsIt was a detour that saved his life. Malaysian Low Hock Meng, a 71-year-old veteran trekker, had set off on his own in Nepal. He wanted to explore the Tamang trail, Langtang Valley and Gosaikunda. Along his journey, he made the decision to visit the Nagathali viewpoint for a glimpse of Tibet on August 25. Low then made his way down towards Thuman en route to Lingling in Nepal’s Bagmati province on August 26. That is when he realised that something was seriously wrong. When he looked at Syapru...South China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKINGOct 10Malaysia urged to police its firms in Indonesia as haze shuts schoolsSouth China Morning Post
DISASTEROct 9Malaysia Closes Schools In Kuala Lumpur, Others Over HazeChannels TV
DISASTERBREAKINGOct 9Malaysia shuts schools as haze from Indonesian fires chokes Southeast AsiaAl Jazeera [en]
DISASTEROct 9Malaysia shuts schools amid toxic haze from Indonesian firesToxic smoke from forest fires in Indonesia has pushed air pollution to unhealthy levels, prompting authorities in Malaysia to take emergency measures.DW News [en]
DISASTEROct 93 siblings killed in Malaysia crash after insisting on going to haze-closed schoolA boy and his sister lost their lives in a road accident after they wanted to attend classes despite their school being closed due to the haze in Malaysia’s Johor state. Their elder brother, who took them on his motorcycle to check out the school for themselves, was killed as well. The three siblings – Nordaniel Aiman Norlizan, 18, Nordaniel Fikri Norlizan, 11, and Puteri Naufa Raisha Norlizan, eight – were found by their grandfather, lying motionless at the scene of the accident in...South China Morning Post
DISASTEROct 7Singapore’s air pollution worst in world as haze shuts Malaysia schoolsSouth China Morning Post
DISASTEROct 2Missing Malaysian found safe in flood-ravaged Nepal after 37 daysOne of the Malaysians unaccounted for following the devastating floods in Nepal has been confirmed safe and has returned to Malaysia, according to the group representing Malaysians missing in Nepal. Malaysia Solidarity: Families in Hope (Masfih) spokesman Manivannan Rethinam said the person had reported themselves to the Malaysian embassy in Kathmandu. “For Masfih and the other families, the finding of a safe Malaysian 37 days later is an extremely relieving and meaningful development,”...South China Morning Post