# Indonesia haze shuts East Timor schools

> Indonesian wildfires turn skies orange, closing East Timor schools.
- Title: Indonesia haze shuts East Timor schools · The Japan Times
- Summary: Indonesian wildfires turn skies orange, closing East Timor schools. Indonesian wildfires caused regional haze, prompting three-day school closures in East…
- Keywords: indonesia, east timor, haze, wildfires, school closures, skies, news, politics, world, shuts, East, Timor
- Source: The Japan Times — https://japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/15/asia-pacific/indonesia-wildfires-haze
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- Published: 2026-10-15T11:24:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: indonesia, east timor, haze, wildfires, school closures, skies, news, politics, world
## Haze turns skies orange
Thick haze turned skies in Indonesia’s Palangkaraya shades of yellow and orange on Thursday.
## Visibility drops to few meters
Reducing visibility to a few dozen meters as wildfires cause a regional air pollution crisis.
## East Timor schools close
East Timor began a three-day school closure prompted by the haze.
## Kuala Lumpur most polluted city
Kuala Lumpur topped monitoring site IQAir’s ranking of the most polluted major global cities by Thursday.
## Key takeaway

Indonesian wildfires caused regional haze, prompting three-day school closures in East Timor.