SMOG from slash-and-burn agricultural fires in Indonesia has been blamed for killing an asthmatic woman in Malaysia, the first reported death attributed to the crisis.
The Sun newspaper says Li Cai Ling, from the southern town of Muar, which experienced intense air pollution at the weekend, died on Sunday. A medical report blamed the death on the polluted air.
Singapore initially bore the brunt of southeast Asia's worst smog crisis for years with pollution reaching record levels last week.
Favourable winds have since cleared the air over the city state but southern Malaysia remains choked by smoke.
Pollution spiked to hazardous levels in some parts of the country in recent days, with southern Malaysia seeing its worst air quality in 16 years last weekend.
The smog has eased but continues to hang over some areas including the capital Kuala Lumpur.
The pollution has forced the cancellation of sporting events in Malaysia including a marathon in KL and a national-level competition for disabled athletes.
Newly-promoted English Premier League side Cardiff City also cancelled a visit that was set to begin this week, citing "current poor air quality in the region".
Haze is an annual problem during drier summer months, when westerly monsoon winds blow smoke from forest fires and land-clearing on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, which lies across the Malacca Strait.
But this summer's recurrence has been the worst in years.
Malaysia's environment minister travelled to Indonesia on Wednesday to meet his counterpart in the hopes of resolving the problem, which earlier sparked a testy exchange between Indonesia and Singapore.
In 1997-1998, severe haze cost southeast Asia an estimated $US9 billion ($A9.7 billion) from disruptions to air travel and other business activities.
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