Haze situation in Klang Valley improves

The haze has started to move north as the situation improved tremendously in Port Klang and Kuala Selangor – the two areas that have been placed under Haze Emergency.
Hundreds, if not thousands, of Klang Valley residents who had fled to places like Penang for a break are beginning to regret their journey as they could see the smog blanketing various part of the island's landmarks.
However, the Air Pollutant Index (API) for Penang remained between good and moderate, although the figures are slightly higher than previously.
In the Klang Valley, all areas recorded tremendous improvement, with none in the hazardous level.
There are no more areas with levels above 400. Port Klang's API was182 and Kuala Selangor 293. The two areas were above the 500 level 48 hours ago.
However, the two areas remained under the Haze Emergency status and are expected to stay so until Sunday, when a review is expected.
Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Peter Chin is demanding to know from his Indonesian counterpart the Malaysian companies responsible for opening burning in Sumatra.
Chin said the names of the companies by the Indonesians were “not at all familiar” and he had asked Indonesia to furnish him with names of the managers and directors of these two companies but they still had not.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi feels “wretched” that Malaysian companies are reportedly involved in such activities.
“By now they should realise that what they do can affect their own country,” he said.
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