Haze blankets Riau amid heightened forest and land fires
(WorldNews Indonesia)

Haze has covered several areas in Riau province following a growing number of hot spots detected from heightened forest and peatland fires and has started to choke residents. White smog has blanketed provincial capital Pekanbaru in the past few days, prompting residents to put on surgical masks to protect themselves from the toxic material. “At first I thought it was morning dew, but...