Haze from overseas cost Malaysia RM1.57b in 2013, UKM study shows
A woman covers her face with a scarf in front of the Prime Minister’s Office, which is shrouded in haze, in Putrajaya September 17, 2019. — Reuters pic
“The Shahwahid study showed that haze had affected the health of the economy in various ways,” the UKM authors wrote, referring to a 2016 study by academic M. Shawahid titled “The economic value of June 2013 haze impact on peninsula Malaysia.” The estimated losses from 2013 was from smoke-related illnesses, cost of medical leave, masks and loss of income opportunities which cost the country the most, making up about two-thirds of the total bill at RM958 million, the portal reported.
Most areas of the peninsula also recorded very unhealthy and hazardous levels in June 15-27 of that year,Meanwhile in a separate 2014 study on the 2005 haze, the same UKM authors wrote that RM1.8 million was spent on hospital admissions due to smoke-related illnesses.
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