All schools in Perlis, Kedah, Penang and Perak will be closed tomorrow due to the worsening haze.

Malaysia will not put any form of pressure on Indonesia to tackle the cross-border haze menace originating from the republic.

Schools in KL, Selangor, Putrajaya, NS, Perak, Penang, Kedah, Perlis, Bentong (Pahang) and four divisions of Sarawak will be closed tomorrow due to haze.

Low visibility due to the worsening haze condition in Langkawi has forced another 12 flights scheduled to arrive and depart the Langkawi International Airport to be cancelled as at 2pm today, raising the total to 34 flights cancelled today.

Malaysia is prepared to deploy more military assets, as well as assets from relevant agencies, to help douse the forest fires in Indonesia.

Penang and Negeri Sembilan state education departments have issued notices to close all afternoon classes in the two states in view of worsening haze.

"People often think what Singapore does is the best. As a matter of fact, we are the most vocal on this matter... Please understand that we are really doing something!"

The Indonesian government has ratified the Asean Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution (AATHP) by depositing the ratification of the document to the Asean Secretary-General on Jan 20, 2015, the Dewan Rakyat sitting was told today.

Seven hikers were killed and two others suffered severe burns when a wildfire broke out on a mountain on Indonesia's main island of Java, an official said Monday.

Indonesia must set out earnestly to eliminate the root causes of the haze as only through its sincere efforts and commitment can the issue be resolved permanently, say academics.