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.