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Indonesia faces a sharp escalation in forest and land fires, with West Kalimantan's hotspots surging to 7,377. Nearly 5.5 million people face health risks from smoke, and authorities have flagged 42 companies for investigation.
Singkawang Airport in Indonesia's West Kalimantan suspended all domestic flight operations on Saturday amid severe haze from ongoing forest and land fires across Kalimantan.
Haze from Indonesian wildfires has degraded air quality across Sarawak, with Serian recording a very unhealthy API of 227. Nine other areas registered unhealthy readings as smoke drifts northward from Kalimantan.