Tag Archives: Malaysia

Air pollutant reading improves as smoke blows away

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

All states recorded a moderate to healthy Air Pollutant Index (API) this morning, compared with yesterday when Port Klang reached an unhealthy level. The Department of Environment’s website showed that only the Balak Baru, Kuantan area exceeded an API of … Continue reading →

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Malaysians Should Unite To Combat Air Pollution

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Tomorrow, the world will again observe Earth Hour, and a local green activist has urged Malaysians to unite and act to combat one of the deadly environmental issues, that is, air pollution. Prominent social worker Datuk Seri Ang Lai Soon … Continue reading →

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Indonesian forest fires feed air pollution across Asia

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

High above the vast Indonesian island of Sumatra, satellites identify hundreds of plumes of smoke drifting over the oil palm plantations and rain forests. Monsoon winds sweep them north and east toward Singapore, Malaysia and deep into Cambodia, Laos and … Continue reading →

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Indonesia’s forest fires feed ‘brown cloud’ of pollution choking Asia’s cities

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

High above the vast Indonesian island of Sumatra, satellites identify hundreds of plumes of smoke drifting over the oil palm plantations and rainforests. They look harmless as the monsoon winds sweep them north and east towards Singapore, Malaysia and deep … Continue reading →

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Going Up in Smoke: Why You Should Care About Indonesia’s Fires

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Sumatra’s forests are on fire again, less than a year after blazes burned large areas and covered Singapore and parts of Malaysia in thick smoke. While the fires in Indonesia might seem far away for many people, they are everyone’s … Continue reading →

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Air quality in Kuala Lumpur plummets amid forest fires

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Smoke from forest and peat-soil fires drove air quality to unhealthy levels in and around the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday, adding to the burden of water rationing after a month-long drought. The government’s air-pollution index climbed to as high … Continue reading →

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Haze now at unhealthy level in a few more towns in Klang Valley

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

After a fairly moderate day, the haze has returned with the air pollutant index (API) this evening showing that more areas have recorded unhealthy levels. The latest readings released by the Department of Environment’s website showed unhealthy readings in Port … Continue reading →

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Haze in Penang worsens, air quality almost at ‘unhealthy’ level

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

The haze detected in several areas in Penang yesterday has worsened, with the air quality almost at the unhealthy level today. State Health, Welfare, Caring Society and Environment Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said the air pollution index in Perai … Continue reading →

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