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On August 22, 2004, clouds and smoke swirled over the islands that sit between Australia and Asia, at the crossroads of the Indian Ocean to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. Large islands pictured here are Borneo (right), Java (bottom), and Sumatra (left) At top left is the southern tip ofFeatured

Sarawak's haze eases to four unhealthy areas as Serian falls back below 200

Four Sarawak stations were in the unhealthy band at 9am on Friday, down from 13 on Wednesday. Serian, whose 108 schools closed on Thursday, read 178, back under the level that triggers a closure.

Muhammad Kashif4 min read
Rajang Port Authority and port facilities at Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia.News

Sarawakku Sayang 2026: a railway start, a Sibu economic zone and 5,700km of roads

Muhammad Kashif25 SeptOn August 22, 2004, clouds and smoke swirled over the islands that sit between Australia and Asia, at the crossroads of the Indian Ocean to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. Large islands pictured here are Borneo (right), Java (bottom), and Sumatra (left) At top left is the southern tip ofNews

Serian's 108 schools shut as haze pushes the district past API 200 again

Muhammad Kashif25 SeptSamarinda Temindung Airport - WALS, Borneo (Samarinda)News

AirAsia returns to Bintulu and Sibu from Kota Kinabalu on 1 and 2 November

Muhammad Kashif18 SeptConsidered by some the world's largest orchid. Found in the lowlands of Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Locally called Orkid Harimau (tiger orchid) Photo from Batang Ai Reservoir, Sarawak, Borneo. In context at www.dixpix.ca/indonesia/flora/orchid/index.htmlNews

Sarawak's water is 85.6 per cent covered. The rest needs RM20 billion

Muhammad Kashif8 SeptThe following is the author's description of the photograph quoted directly from the photograph's Flickr page. "After spending an hour at our hotel, we went out to the riverfront for an afternoon walk. At first we saw a lot of police boats on the river, we thought they were just patrolling. But to oNews

When the road stops: how healthcare reaches Sarawak's interior

Muhammad Kashif8 SeptTop left: Neocerambyx aeneus = Aeolesthes aurifaber (White, 1853) Top right: Megacriodes Saundersii = Batocera saundersii (Pascoe, 1866) Center: Diurus furcellatus [ sic ] = Diurus furcillatus Gyllenhal, 1833 Bottom left: Cladognathus tarandus = Cyclommatus tarandus (Thunberg, 1806) Bottom center: ENews

Samarahan at 226 is the only very unhealthy reading left in Malaysia

Muhammad Kashif7 SeptThick gray plumes of smoke stream from large numbers of fires scattered across the island of Borneo.News

Why a Sarawak peat fire takes eight days to put out

Muhammad Kashif4 SeptSerian Lake Garden in 2022News

Sarawak's air quality table: Lubok Antu 470, Serian 408, and what the bands mean

Muhammad Kashif4 SeptSamarinda Temindung Airport - WALS, Borneo (Samarinda)News

Sarawak's sixteen airfields, and the runway lengths that decide what lands

Muhammad Kashif3 SeptUma Daro is one of the 15 longhouses located in the Sungai Asap resettlement area at Belaga District, Sarawak, Malaysia . The inhabitants of the longhouses were originally displaced natives from the flooded area of Bakun Dam.News

How Sarawak's flood warnings work: the rain thresholds, the river bands and who acts

Muhammad Kashif28 AugOn August 22, 2004, clouds and smoke swirled over the islands that sit between Australia and Asia, at the crossroads of the Indian Ocean to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east. Large islands pictured here are Borneo (right), Java (bottom), and Sumatra (left) At top left is the southern tip ofNews

How Sarawak measures haze, and what an API reading actually means

Muhammad Kashif27 Aug