Southeast Asia toxic haze alert

Authorities activate the highest haze alert level across parts of Southeast Asia as smoke from Indonesian forest fires spreads to Malaysia and Singapore.

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Singapore names seven Indonesian companies, mostly Sumatra timber firms, as possible culprits and warns of fines or prosecution, VRT News reports.

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Indonesia's government has deployed more than 60,000 firefighters against the forest fires, and schools are closing in affected areas, AFP reports.

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Indonesia's forestry ministry says four men died fighting forest fires in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java.

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Indonesia has 11 large active forest fires covering more than 120,000 hectares as of Friday, according to ORF. Up to 900,000 hectares have burned since January, ORF estimates.

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The ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre raises its alert to Level 3 for southern Southeast Asia as Indonesian forest fire smoke spreads across the region.

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