Singapore's air hits world's worst as haze shuts every school in neighboring Malaysian state

VNExpress - Oct 8, 2026

Singapore's air pollution ranked the worst among the world's major cities on Oct. 7 as haze from Indonesian wildfires blanketed the region and prompted the neighboring Malaysian state of Johor to shut all its schools for two days.

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