31.   Talbott said Washington had evacuated some employees and dependents from the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, where the haze is especially thick.

32.   The Action Plan cannot guarantee that the haze is a thing of the past.

33.   The haze has been so thick at airports, especially in Malaysia, that flights had to delayed when visibility was only few meters.

34.   The haze was so thick that motorists switched on their headlights during the day, Antara news agency quoted residents as saying.

35.   The haze is so thick that smoke detectors in offices have been switched off after days of being triggered by the pollution.

36.   The haze was so bad that the Borneo Island state of Sarawak was forced to declare a state of emergency last week.

37.   The haze was so severe that the matter took centre-stage at the Seventh Formal Asean Ministerial Meeting on Environment in Jakarta in September.

38.   The haze was thick enough to reduce visibilities.

39.   The haze was also the highlight of the evening, with the team belting out funny versions of famous songs such as Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.

40.   There was no haze in Sabah last month.