KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 29 -- The recent haze has cost some Malaysian businesses additional haze-related expenses of at least RM280,000, according to a report commissioned by the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM).

The report said 45 sites provided estimates of extra spending in FMM's survey of 86 member sites, 81 of them manufacturers.

Almost all respondents who reported an operational impact said they had incurred additional costs, mainly for masks and medical expenses.

Among the 59 sites reporting some impact, 92 per cent said they had spent more.

Masks were cited by 76 per cent and medical costs by 58 per cent, the report said.

The survey covered the effects of haze from October 5 onwards, with responses collected between Oct...