DHAKA: Haze shrouded the Republic on Wednesday, with the three-hour Pollutant Standards Index reading 102 at 8:00pm.

A PSI reading over 100 refers to unhealthy air quality, while a reading of between 50 and 100 is moderate.

The National Environment Agency (NEA) said in its daily haze advisory the haze was due to smoke being blown to Singapore by prevailing winds.

There were 23 hot spots detected in Sumatra today, though the low number was due to cloud cover over parts of the island, NEA said. In Kalimantan, 139 hotspots were detected, reports The Straits Times.

Widespread thick smoke was observed in Kalimantan’s southern and western parts.

BDST: 2021 HRS, SEP 17, 2014