Indonesia haze cost Malaysia US$1.97 billion in losses: study
Smoke from this year’s Indonesian forest and peatland fires has inflicted an estimated 8 billion ringgit (US$1.97 billion) in welfare losses on Malaysia, contributing to an estimated 1,700 deaths and severely disrupting manufacturing, according to a report commissioned by the country’s leading industrial group. The study, “The 2026 Fire Season and Transboundary Haze in Malaysia”, was conducted for the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM), as reported by the Malay Mail. Drawing on...
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1h ago[Claude, second read] Reads as analysis, not a new event. Study estimating 1,700 deaths and $1.97B losses from haze; a report, not a new event.
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