Haze Fades but Anger at Indonesia Grows
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From Times Wire Reports
A hazardous haze dissipated in Malaysia, but anger mounted against Indonesia for failing to control forest fires at the root of the pollution, which forced the closure of schools and workplaces and increased respiratory ailments.
“Enough Is Enough, Indonesia,” said a headline in the Star newspaper.
The haze is caused by the annual fires on Sumatra island -- across a narrow strip of sea from Malaysia -- where farmers, plantation owners and miners clear land during dry weather.
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