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Malaysia declares haze emergency in Sarawak state on Borneo
Malaysia declared an emergency in the Serian division of its Sarawak state on Borneo after hazardous haze from fires in neighboring Indonesia drove air pollution to critical levels, the Prime Minister's Office said.
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The declaration covers the Serian division in Malaysian Borneo and will see 647 schools closed from Monday until at least the end of next week. King Sultan Ibrahim "has consented to the declaration of emergency throughout Serian Division, Sarawak, following haze conditions that have reached air pollution levels hazardous to public health and safety," Anwar Ibrahim's office said in a statement.
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