Singapore, Oct 12, 2026 (AFP) - Singapore rolls out haze subsidies as Malaysia extends school closures

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Singapore rolled out subsidies for haze-related medical treatment Monday and schools were closed in parts of neighbouring Malaysia, as both countries grapple with persistently unhealthy air quality due to fires in nearby Indonesia. Singapore again ranked the world's most polluted major city on Monday afternoon, according to Swiss-based air quality monitor IQAir, as the fires on Borneo and Sumatra islands -- intensified by a turbo-charged El Nino......

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