1.   A similar haze last year shrouded the region and triggered severe health problems.

2.   Furthermore, Malaysia together with Singapore and Indonesia lost billions of ringgit as the haze which shrouded the region between July and October affected socio-economic activities.

3.   Roslee said investigators had yet to determine whether the thick smog that has shrouded the region was to blame.

4.   The region was quickly shrouded with black columns of smoke.

5.   Wildfires from drought conditions here and in neighboring Malaysia and Indonesia have shrouded the region in a blanket of soot and debris.