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Less haze from now until Sunday

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is expected to experience less haze from now until Oct 11 due to the presence of tropical storm Mujigae, said Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.

"Mujigae will affect the wind as it would be weaker, blowing from various directions.

"The weather conditions in the region are expected to be wetter with rain and thunderstorms at several areas in the country in the afternoons.

"Due to this, the thick haze is expected to reduce from today until Oct 11," he told a press conference after the Haze Committee meeting, here today.

Wan Junaidi said Indonesia has also predicted that its burning activities could only be brought under control by the end of November.

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