KUALA LUMPUR， Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- More places across Malaysia witnessed rising air pollutant levels on Wednesday， as the Southwest Monsoon winds blows smoke coming from land and forest fires in Sumatra of Indonesia northward.
Figures from Malaysia's Department of Environment showed the readings of Air Pollutant Index (API) at port Kelang and Shah Alam reached more than 80 while several other places including Kuala Lumpur reached more than 70.
Malaysia measures its API mainly by particulate matter with diameter of less than 10 micron， or PM 10. An API reading of 0 to 50 indicates good air quality while 51 to 100 means moderate. A reading above 100 means unhealthy levels.
On Wednesday afternoon， the Petronas Twin Towers， the landmark building of Kuala Lumpur， was shrouded in a smoky haze.
Similar hazy days with unhealthy API levels were seen during the same period in recent years， prompting doctors to issue health alerts to people. A major source of the smoke was attributed to fires set in palm oil plantations in Indonesia.
Though efforts have been made to contain the problem， it is yet to be seen whether goals can be materialized. Earlier this month， members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations adopted a roadmap which is expected to help ASEAN become a haze-free region by 2020.
Madius Tangau， Minister of Science， Technology and Innovation， expected hazy weather to continue till the end of the week in Malaysia due to dry atmospheric conditions， according to a Wednesday report of the Star. Enditem
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The plan, launched in August, is designed to eliminate one of the main causes of instability in the war-torn region.
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No doubt, many obstacles still exist to the implementation of the plan. Owning weapons is part of the culture and tradition for Darfur residents, and the armed groups and irregular military forces are unwilling to surrender their weapons.
There is fear that the plan could lead to violent clashes between the armed groups and the government forces, once the phase of forcible collection begins.
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"We expect some to intend to hide their weapons or sell them to parties outside Sudan by taking advantage of the joint border between Darfur and some neighboring countries, but in the end the plan will achieve the main objective which is the disappearance of armed manifestations in Darfur," the governor said.
Meanwhile, most of the Sudanese forces are participating in the arms collection campaign in Darfur.
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Hamid Abdalla Hammad, deputy chairman of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) in South Darfur State, told Xinhua that the reasons behind the citizens' positive response is because the residents there have become reassured that there is stability and the rebellion has declined.
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"Collection of arms will benefit the citizens and contribute to the stability and development of Darfur. We support the arms collection campaign," said Abbaker.
On Aug. 7, the Sudanese government launched a campaign for collecting arms and unlicensed vehicles in the Darfur region.
The government does not have official figures for the number of weapons owned by the civilians in Darfur, but UN statistics estimated it to be around 2 million pieces.
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