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Haze

The choking haze which has persisted over Malaysia and Singapore for the past two months has so far cost the economies for both the counties hundreds of million of dollars. The total economic cost will take months to access and will have to cover all aspects of daily life, lost productivity and lost workdays through respiratory illness as well as higher prices for fresh food products.

Meanwhile the smoke from Indonesian forest fires permeates all walks of life on the Malay peninsula today. For example, school have close, flights are being cancelled and sea traffic through the Malacca Strait, one of the world's shipping lanes, has been delayed because of the poor visibility.