MANILA: Smog is choking parts of Indonesia’s Borneo, home to pristine rainforest and vast plantations, but the worst is yet to come, officials and experts warned Thursday. Nearly 95,000 hectares of land across Indonesia burned in July alone, the government said this week, as dry conditions driven by a powerful El Nino weather pattern take hold. The fires have created thick smog that is blanketing areas like Palangkaraya, capital of Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan in Borneo.

KUCHING, Aug 20 — The ongoing haze in Sarawak is expected to persist as forest and land fires continue to rage in neighbouring West Kalimantan.According to a report by CNN...

Smog is choking parts of Indonesia's Borneo, home to pristine rainforest and vast plantations, but the worst is yet to come, officials and experts warned Thursday.