00:01Haze lingered across the country on Friday, with 37 areas recording unhealthy air pollutant index readings as of 1pm.
00:10That's down slightly from 38 at 8am, according to the Air Pollutant Index Management System.
00:17Schools in several states, as well as Putrajaya, were closed.
00:21The National Sports Day 2026 celebrations, scheduled to take place across the country on Saturday, have been postponed.
00:30Malaysians have been urged to limit outdoor activities for now, and follow health advice and guidelines issued by the Ministry
00:37of Health and the Department of Environment.
00:40On the streets of Kuala Lumpur, some people are masking up, while others are going about their day without protection.
00:48Meanwhile, a time-lapse animation from windy.com on Friday showed a forecast of active fires and air pollution levels
00:56across Southeast Asia,
00:58including the Air Quality Index and PM2.5 concentrations, as haze from forest fires in Indonesia continued.
01:06The more intense colors on the map indicate higher pollution levels.
01:11This year's wildfire season is one of Indonesia's worst in years,
01:16and is primarily caused by illegal slash-and-burn practices used by farmers and companies as a cheap method to
01:23clear vegetation.
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