Haze leaves Kuching riverside traders counting losses [WATCH]
KUCHING: Haze has driven away more than clear skies in Kuching, with small traders at Esplanade Tebingan Kuching reporting a sharp drop in customers as residents increasingly stay indoors.
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The Malaysia Day celebration in Sarawak, originally planned for September 16, 2026, will be held indoors due to worsening haze in Kuching and Serian. The event will be hosted at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK), with the main ceremony expected to take place at night. Unity Government spokesman Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil informed reporters that the Cabinet has decided to move the event indoors due to the hazardous air conditions.
The haze situation in the region has raised concerns, prompting the consideration of cloud-seeding operations in Sarawak. However, MetMalaysia, the Malaysian Meteorological Department, has stated that the current cloud formations are not suitable for cloud seeding. Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Arthur Joseph Kurup briefed the Cabinet on this matter, adding that the clouds are located over the South China Sea, making it ineffective to seed the clouds as the rain would not reach the intended areas.
The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) had previously planned cloud-seeding operations in Sarawak, Kedah, and Perlis from September 3 to 5, but for Sarawak, the celebration will now be held indoors as authorities continue to monitor the air quality.
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