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thestar.com.my31 Aug, 10:02 am

⛺ 6,000+ scouts from 12 countries are in Penang for a jamboree — organisers set up a haze "war room" with hourly API checks, ready to move kids indoors.

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thestar.com.my31 Aug

🌫️ 17 areas across Malaysia recorded unhealthy to hazardous API readings as of 9am Sunday — IPD Serian topped the list at 374, per APIMS.

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freemalaysiatoday.com31 Aug

😷 Kuching's API hit a hazardous 304 on Sunday, pushing Sarawak families to cut outdoor time and hunker down at home as haze worsens.

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freemalaysiatoday.com31 Aug

👶 Don't wait for API to hit 101 — paediatricians say parents should keep kids indoors as soon as air quality starts turning unhealthy amid the haze.

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theborneopost.com31 Aug

☁️ Sarawak may bring forward cloud seeding (set for Sept 3-5) as haze worsens, says Deputy Minister Len Talif Salleh, urging high-risk groups to mask up.

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⛺ 6,000+ scouts from 12 countries are in Penang for a jamboree — organisers set up a haze "war room" with hourly API checks, ready to move kids indoors.

🌫️ 17 areas across Malaysia recorded unhealthy to hazardous API readings as of 9am Sunday — IPD Serian topped the list at 374, per APIMS.

😷 Kuching's API hit a hazardous 304 on Sunday, pushing Sarawak families to cut outdoor time and hunker down at home as haze worsens.

👶 Don't wait for API to hit 101 — paediatricians say parents should keep kids indoors as soon as air quality starts turning unhealthy amid the haze.

☁️ Sarawak may bring forward cloud seeding (set for Sept 3-5) as haze worsens, says Deputy Minister Len Talif Salleh, urging high-risk groups to mask up.

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🏥 Activist Voon Shiak Ni urges Putrajaya to act now, warning hazardous haze in Sarawak could overwhelm hospitals with a surge in respiratory cases.

🚨 Air quality alert: Serian, Sarawak hit a hazardous API of 425 by 2pm Sunday, up from 399 at noon — among the worst readings this haze season.

Merdeka 2026: haze, rising insurance premiums, stretched public hospitals — they're symptoms of the same problem. Our healthcare system hasn't kept pace with the …

Haze-related illnesses surged in Malaysia during EW34: asthma cases rose from 219 to 1,811, while conjunctivitis rose from 146 to 720. URTI cases fell to 1,857. N…

Sarawak recorded one rabies-positive stray dog in Sungai Asap, Belaga, between 24 and 28 August. A mass anti-rabies vaccination drive is planned next month. Pet o…

🎒 Schools need more than counsellors, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye — urging psychologists & a National School Mental Health Framework to catch struggles early.

🧠 Alzheimer's isn't normal ageing, it's progressive and fatal. Malaysia's dementia cases could hit 825,000 by 2050 as the population ages, says ADFM.

👶 RSV isn't "just a cough" for babies. Sarawak paediatricians describe infants needing ventilators and weeks in ICU. Know the signs: fast breathing, poor feeding,…

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⛺ 6,000+ scouts from 12 countries are in Penang for a jamboree — organisers set up a haze "war room" with hourly API checks, ready to move kids indoors.

🌫️ 17 areas across Malaysia recorded unhealthy to hazardous API readings as of 9am Sunday — IPD Serian topped the list at 374, per APIMS.

😷 Kuching's API hit a hazardous 304 on Sunday, pushing Sarawak families to cut outdoor time and hunker down at home as haze worsens.

👶 Don't wait for API to hit 101 — paediatricians say parents should keep kids indoors as soon as air quality starts turning unhealthy amid the haze.

☁️ Sarawak may bring forward cloud seeding (set for Sept 3-5) as haze worsens, says Deputy Minister Len Talif Salleh, urging high-risk groups to mask up.

More from the health desk

🏥 Activist Voon Shiak Ni urges Putrajaya to act now, warning hazardous haze in Sarawak could overwhelm hospitals with a surge in respiratory cases.

🚨 Air quality alert: Serian, Sarawak hit a hazardous API of 425 by 2pm Sunday, up from 399 at noon — among the worst readings this haze season.

Merdeka 2026: haze, rising insurance premiums, stretched public hospitals — they're symptoms of the same problem. Our healthcare system hasn't kept pace with the …

Haze-related illnesses surged in Malaysia during EW34: asthma cases rose from 219 to 1,811, while conjunctivitis rose from 146 to 720. URTI cases fell to 1,857. N…

Sarawak recorded one rabies-positive stray dog in Sungai Asap, Belaga, between 24 and 28 August. A mass anti-rabies vaccination drive is planned next month. Pet o…

🎒 Schools need more than counsellors, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye — urging psychologists & a National School Mental Health Framework to catch struggles early.

🧠 Alzheimer's isn't normal ageing, it's progressive and fatal. Malaysia's dementia cases could hit 825,000 by 2050 as the population ages, says ADFM.

👶 RSV isn't "just a cough" for babies. Sarawak paediatricians describe infants needing ventilators and weeks in ICU. Know the signs: fast breathing, poor feeding,…

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