East Timor

Air pollution readings in Singapore have reached their highest level this year, while East Timor has closed schools for three days as thick smoke from Indonesia's wildfires spreads across the region. The intensifying haze is disrupting daily life and raising health concerns for millions across Southeast Asia, with Indonesia's seasonal fires once again the main source.

Air pollution in part of Singapore reached the country's "very high" band on Wednesday, while East Timor closed schools as haze from forest fires in Indonesia spreads across the region. The seasonal burning has triggered a cross-border air quality crisis, prompting health warnings and emergency measures in affected countries as smoke drifts over Southeast Asia.

Air pollution in Singapore has risen sharply and East Timor has closed schools as thick haze from wildfires in Indonesia intensifies across the region. The seasonal burning, often linked to land clearing on Sumatra and Borneo, is sending smoke over neighbouring countries, prompting health warnings and disruption for residents.

Thick haze from wildfires in Indonesia is spreading across the region, pushing pollution levels in Singapore sharply higher and prompting East Timor to close schools. The smoke, an annual problem linked to land clearing, is worsening as fires intensify, raising health concerns for millions of residents across Southeast Asia.

Air pollution in Singapore has spiked and East Timor has closed schools as smoke from wildfires in Indonesia intensifies across the region. The annual haze season, driven by land and forest fires often lit to clear land in Indonesia, is pushing air quality to unhealthy levels and forcing authorities in neighbouring countries to take protective measures for residents and schoolchildren.