1.   A choking haze is dimming the sun in Singapore, the Philippines, Brunei, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia.

2.   This September, a choking haze is dimming the sun in Singapore, the Philippines, Brunei and southern Thailand as well as Indonesia and Malaysia.

3.   A late wind shift saved the capital from choking smoke haze that has blanketed much of Southeast Asia, meteorologists said Thursday.

4.   A choking haze from forest fires in neighboring Indonesia has blanketed Malaysia and other nations nearby.

5.   A choking smoke haze over much of Southeast Asia has threatened the health of millions.

6.   And true enough, the economic problems came close on theheels of the choking haze.

7.   As the dry season approaches, the fires have raised fears that the choking haze may be returning.

8.   But when the rains eased Wednesday, the choking haze from hundreds of forest fires in the region began to filter back in.

9.   Especially vulnerable to choking haze are people with pre-existing medical conditions like asthmatics and chronic lung and heart patients, as well as children and the elderly.

10.   Foreign tourists fear that the choking haze is still affecting air traffic and tourist resorts.