High time to tackle haze

At a glance, the opening of the Centre for Air Pollution Mitigation (CAPM), which is tasked with reducing levels of the toxic PM2.5 fine dust, seemed like a promising sign.

The centre is to serve as a focal point for getting ministries and agencies on the same page in the effort to tackle the air pollution problem which has blighted the nation for a number of years and will only get worse without concerted attempts to curb it.

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