International experts to assess environmental damage from war. An international team of experts will begin an assessment Tuesday of the environmental damage in Lebanon caused by the recent conflict. [News Source]

Smoke on the water. Land and forest fires in Indonesian Sumatra enveloped Singapore for the second day running yesterday, pushing the pollution index to its highest level this year. [News Source]

Haze cuts back Singapore activities. Smoky haze brought to Singapore by winds from raging Sumatran fires prompted many people to curtail strenuous activities on Tuesday while authorities kept track of the worsening air quality. [News Source]

Singapore to experience hazy conditions over next few days. The air quality in Singapore has improved - dropping to 62 on the Pollutants Standards Index after the record high of 73 on Monday. [News Source]

Malaysia’s Sarawak to carry out cloud-seeding to clear haze. Malaysia Authorities will carry out cloud seeding to trigger rain over several towns in Malaysia's Sarawak state on Borneo island enveloped by haze from neighboring Indonesia. [News Source]

Malaysia’s Sarawak state sees rise in asthma cases from haze. Asthma cases are rising in Malaysia's eastern Sarawak state, where air quality has deteriorated to unhealthy levels due to a choking haze from forest fires. [News Source]

Haze in Tawau worsens. The haze in Tawua is worsening with the Air Pollution Index reaching unhealthy level. [News Source]

Haze from Indonesian fires envelops Singapore. A grey haze from land and forest fires in Indonesian Sumatra enveloped Singapore on Monday, pushing the pollution index to its highest level this year. [News Source]

Jet skids off Indonesia runway in smoky haze. A passenger jet skidded off the runway upon landing in thick haze in Indonesia on Tuesday as forest fires in the country spread a pall of smoke around the region. [News Source]

Smoke haze hangs over S’pore as Indonesian fires rage. Forest fires in Indonesia have sent Singapore's Pollutants Standards Index to the highest level this year, the National Environment Agency said on Tuesday. [News Source]

State plans `Save Periyar’ campaign.

The Government is planning to launch a `Save Periyar’ initiative after consultations with all the stakeholders and users of the river, including local residents, environmental activists and non-governmental organisations.

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