# Wildfire haze shuts Malaysian schools and looms over Singapore F1

https://mins.news/en/item/89165

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-07 06:30 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-07/malaysia-closes-schools-in-johor-as-indonesia-wildfire-haze-worsens?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac5e6f2a431ad00017b179b

> Worsening air pollution from wildfires in Indonesia has prompted Malaysia to temporarily close schools in one of its most populous states. The haze comes as a major Formula One race approaches in neighboring Singapore.

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