Haze pollution costs Malaysia $1.9B, potentially claims 1,700 lives: report
Malaysia’s latest haze crisis is estimated to have caused RM8 billion (US$1.97 billion) in welfare losses and may have contributed to approximately 1,700 premature deaths, according to a newly released report.
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