SHAH ALAM, July 24 — Parents in Selangor are permitted to keep their children home from school due to health concerns amid worsening haze conditions, said state executive councillor for public health and the environment Jamaliah Jamaluddin.

HANOI, July 13 — Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has ordered Hanoi to ban all fossil fuel motorbikes and mopeds from the city’s inner Ring Road 1 starting July 1, 2026, as part of a sweeping new effort to tackle worsening pollution.

By Dewi Abdul Rahman SHAH ALAM, May 16 — The state government is working closely with the local authorities to ensure that factories in Selangor comply with proper pollution control systems. State executive councillor for public health and the environment Jamaliah Jamaluddin said the measure...

AHMEDABAD, Nov 2 — Firecrackers are central to Diwali celebrations for millions of Indian Hindus and this year was no different even as some cities, including New Delhi, banned their use to curb some of the worst pollution levels in the world.

JAKARTA, Aug 21 — Indonesia may shut down a portion of a coal-fired power plant near Jakarta to reduce air pollution affecting the city, a senior minister said today.

PORT DICKSON, July 8 — The Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry is committed to strengthening air quality monitoring across the country, including through the Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS), which is done directly, said minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

SINGAPORE, July 1 — Foreign-registered commercial diesel vehicles with smoke emissions of 50 Hartridge Smoke Units (HSU) or more will be turned back at land checkpoints and denied entry into Singapore beginning April 1, 2026.

HANOI, Feb 2 — All flights to and from the international airport in Vietnam's capital Hanoi have been delayed or diverted to other cities today due to heavy fog and worsening air pollution, said an airport official.

By Selangor Journal Team SHAH ALAM, Sept 29 – Three locations in Selangor recorded unhealthy air quality readings this morning, according to the Air Pollution Index (API). They were Kuala Selangor, Johan Setia and Petaling Jaya, which recorded readings of 152, 139 and 110, respectively, at...