Haze worries Malaysians

Haze worries Malaysians

KUALA LUMPUR (AP): A visible haze descended on Kuala Lumpur
for the second consecutive week on Monday, leaving urbanites
anxious about their health while government authorities insisted
that everything was normal.

"Tell the people not to worry. And don't spread any rumors
that the haze is back," said a spokesman for Malaysia's
Environmental Department.

He said the Air Pollutant Index level for the Southeast Asian
nation's capital was 55 late Monday morning.

API levels below 50 are considered healthy, while levels
between 100 and 200 are unhealthy. However, many pedestrians who
took to the city streets for lunch preferred to trust the
evidence of their own eyes.