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China warns of thick fog, Shanghai flights delayed
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2024
» BEIJING - Extremely heavy fog in several Chinese provinces on Thursday led to dangerously low visibility, closing highways, delaying flights out of Shanghai and prompting weather forecasters to release a string of warnings and advisories.
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Malaysia prepares to make rain, as haze worsens
Reuters, Published on 03/10/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia will try to make rain by seeding clouds and prepare to shut schools as the quality of air in various places deteriorates, the Department of Environment said, raising fears of a new round of pollution from forest fires.
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Millions vie for tickets to Taylor Swift's only stop in Southeast Asia
Reuters, Published on 07/07/2023
» SINGAPORE: After standing in line for 36 hours, Qayyum Lukman on Friday emerged triumphant from a kiosk where he had just scored tickets to see pop sensation Taylor Swift perform in Singapore, her only stop in Southeast Asia next year.
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Cannabis pop-up truck proves popular with tourists
Reuters, Published on 14/06/2022
» "Amnesia", "Jack Haze", and "Night Nurse" are among marijuana strains on sale at a pop-up truck in Bangkok, as retailers cash in on demand for the newly decriminalised substance from foreigners and locals alike.
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Indonesian province declares emergency over forest fires
Reuters, Published on 01/07/2020
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's third-largest province declared a state of emergency from Wednesday after identifying more than 700 fires, as the nation braces for its annual fire season.
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Australian bushfires 'uncontrollable' with conditions to worsen
Reuters, Published on 17/12/2019
» SYDNEY: Firefighters warned on Tuesday they would not be able to contain some of the 100 fires still ablaze in the country before conditions were expected to deteriorate later this week.
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Indonesian fires burnt 1.6m hectares of land this year: researchers
Reuters, Published on 02/12/2019
» Fires in Indonesia that spread a smoky haze over Southeast Asia this year burned at least 1.6 million hectares of mostly degraded land and carbon-rich peatlands, data from a respected research group showed on Monday.
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Indonesia shuts some schools as haze returns
Reuters, Published on 15/10/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia warned its citizens of more choking smoke from forest fires on Tuesday as several provinces closed schools due to worsening air quality.
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Indonesia says rainy season will help end forest fires soon
Reuters, Published on 30/09/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said it expects forest fires that have been raging through parts of Sumatra island and in Kalimantan on the Indonesian portion of Borneo island will end soon with the arrival of the rainy season.
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Citing 'unhealthy air', Vietnam tells people to limit outdoor activities
Reuters, Published on 01/10/2019
» HANOI: Vietnam warned its people on Tuesday to limit outdoor activities because the air quality in the Southeast Asian country has persistently been at "unhealthy" levels for days.
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