KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said it would increase pressure on its Southeast Asian neighbors to find a solution to recurring outbreaks of smog-belching forest fires in Indonesia, as air quality plummeted and more schools closed.

Malaysian Environment Minister Yeo Bee Yin signaled she would again pursue the diplomatic route in an effort to find a solution to a crisis that has been recurring every few years for more than two decades.

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