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Coverage dated September 3, 2026 to September 8, 2026

Praying for rain as fires, haze plague Indonesian Borneo

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Wildfires ravaging the Indonesian part of Borneo are choking communities as far away as Malaysia with putrid haze, testing the resources and resolve of those who must endure it.

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  1. Bloomberg

    Singapore Air ‘Unhealthy’ as Haze Spreads From Indonesian Fires (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Singapore’s air quality hit an unhealthy level on Friday as haze from forest fires raging in neighboring Indonesia continued to spread across swathes of Southeast Asia.

  2. Mongabay

    As Indonesia’s wildfires rage, haze spreads farther across Southeast Asia (opens Mongabay)

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    Mongabay's feed description

    Haze from wildfires in Indonesia has spread even farther this week, reaching beyond Malaysia and Brunei to Singapore and the Philippines. On Sept. 4, Singaporean residents woke to a smoggy sky as air quality reached unhealthy levels.

  3. Al Jazeera

    Indonesia wildfires send toxic haze across Southeast Asia (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Indonesia’s Kalimantan province, sending smoke and toxic haze across Southeast Asia.

  4. Phys

    How haze from Indonesian fires impacts Southeast Asia (opens Phys)

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    Phys's feed description

    Thick smog has blanketed parts of Indonesia as the vast archipelago battles fires that have burned large swaths of Borneo and Sumatra for weeks.

  5. The Diplomat

    Schools Close Across Sarawak Due to Toxic Haze From Indonesian Wildfires (opens The Diplomat)

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    The Diplomat's feed description

    Wildfires have raged for weeks across swathes of Sumatra and Kalimantan, exacerbated by a particularly severe dry season.

  6. Phys

    Praying for rain as fires, haze plague Indonesian Borneo (opens Phys)

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    Phys's feed description

    Wildfires ravaging the Indonesian part of Borneo are choking communities as far away as Malaysia with putrid haze, testing the resources and resolve of those who must endure it.

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