Haze eases as Northeast Monsoon set to begin

<p /><p /><p>KUALA LUMPUR: Hazy conditions across the country have improved following a change in wind direction.

New Straits Times Inas Farid · News & blogs · 1 hr ago

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"With the start of the Northeast Monsoon season tomorrow, the continuous movement of wind from the northeast will cause haze from neighbouring countries to no longer move towards our country," he told the New Straits Times.
Most areas nationwide recorded good or moderate Air Pollutant Index readings as of 7am today, as haze conditions continued to improve.
"With the start of the Northeast Monsoon season, the weather throughout this week is expected to be wet in most areas, with rain expected in the early morning in the east coast states of the peninsula and rain with thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening in other areas," he said.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Hazy conditions across the country have improved following a change in wind direction.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department said the Northeast Monsoon, which begins tomorrow, would stop transboundary haze from drifting into Malaysia.

Its director-general, Dr Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip, said continuous northeasterly winds would keep transboundary haze away.

"The hazy weather has recovered since yesterday following a change in the direction of wind movement in our country, except in Sarawak.

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