Forest fires sets by irresponsible farmers in the West Coast Division has been blamed for the increase of hotspots in Sabah, such as this which was taken on 16 March 2016.
Date
27 March – 13 April
Location
Sabah, Malaysia
Cause
Fire sets by arsonists
Property damage
RM100 million[1]
3,000 hectares of Binsuluk Forest Reserve and almost 10,000 hectares of alienated lands have been destroyed in eight districts
Some 660 hectares destroyed in Trusmadi Forest Reserve
Southeast Asian haze series
Haze in Borneo, 2019
History
1990s
1997 Southeast Asian haze
1997 Indonesian forest fires
2000s
2005 Malaysian haze
2006 Southeast Asian haze
2009 Southeast Asian haze
2010s
2010 Southeast Asian haze
2013 Southeast Asian haze
2015 Southeast Asian haze
2016 Malaysian haze
2016 Southeast Asian haze
2017 Southeast Asian haze
2019 Southeast Asian haze
Key topics
Chemical equator
Deforestation
in Borneo
in Indonesia
Mega Rice Project
Peat swamp forest
Borneo
Responses
ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution
Operation Haze
Transboundary Haze Pollution Act 2014
People's Movement to Stop Haze
See also
Air pollution in Malaysia
API
Singapore PSI
Social and environmental impact of palm oil
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The fires since the mid-March has caused part of Sabah, especially in the West Coast Division to be blanketed by haze.[2]
^"RM100mil lost to forest fires". Daily Express. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
^"Haze getting worse in Sabah's west coast". The Straits Times. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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