MP SPEAKS | It is haze “season” again. In fact, haze has been an almost yearly affair for Asean countries since the 1980s.

It usually happens during the southwest monsoon season between June and September. Its severity depends on how dry and hot the weather is during that particular year and how peat fires are controlled during the season.

In some years, transboundary haze in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei has seriously impacted...