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King calls for schools to close if API stays above 150-180 for prolonged period

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First detected 8 Oct, 15:50 MYTLatest activity 9 Oct, 09:00ENMixedconfidence 81%
organizationEducation MinistrylocationKuala LumpurpersonSultan IbrahimlocationJohorlocationPutrajayalocationSelangorlocationNegeri SembilanorganizationMinistry of Education MalaysialocationPahanglocationPetaling JayaorganizationDepartment of EnvironmentlocationMelaka

What happened

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim has called for schools in haze-hit areas to close if Air Pollutant Index (API) readings go above a range of 150 to 180 for a prolonged period. (Malay Mail, 16:30)

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Free Malaysia Today·News·EN·1 min read

Haze shuts schools in Selangor, Melaka, KL, Putrajaya

By FMT Reporters · 8 Oct, 22:32 MYT

Fadhlina said that in Pahang, only schools in Rompin will be closed.

She said schools in Perlis, Perak, Penang, Sabah, Sarawak and Labuan will operate as usual.

Earlier today, the education department in Negeri Sembilan announced that all schools in the state would be closed tomorrow, while schools in Johor are closed today and tomorrow.

This evening, the education ministry said schools in areas that record air pollutant index (API) readings of more than 180 are to close tomorrow, while schools in areas that record APIs of more than 150 for three consecutive days will close from Oct 12.

API readings of between zero and 50 are categorised as good, 51 to 100 as moderate, 101 to 200 as unhealthy, 201 to 300 as very unhealthy, and 301 and above as hazardous.

At 10pm, a total of 36 areas recorded unhealthy API readings, with Seremban in Negeri Sembilan and Segamat, Johor, topping the list at 188.

Text and pictures from Free Malaysia Today, shown with attribution.Read at Free Malaysia Today

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Free Malaysia Today (News)
8 Oct, 22:32 MYT
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  • Covered by 3 established outlet(s): Free Malaysia Today, Google News · The Star, NST, The Edge (no own RSS), Sarawak Tribune

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All sources (17)

Haze-hit schools should close: Agong
ScoopNewsENarchive
King calls for schools to close if API stays above 150-180 for prolonged period
Malay MailNewsmainstreamENarchive
‘Govt must act’: Sivaraj urges Education Ministry to close schools as haze worsens
ScoopNewsENarchive
King decrees priority for student safety, calls of school closure amid worsening haze
Sarawak TribuneNewsmainstreamENnear-duplicatearchive
Schools in areas with API over 180 to close tomorrow
Free Malaysia TodayNewsmainstreamENarchive
Haze: MOE institutions in areas with API above 180 to close from tomorrow
Sarawak TribuneNewsmainstreamENarchive
Education minister announces school closures in four states, KL, Putrajaya and Rompin due to haze
theedgemalaysia.comNewsmainstreamENarchive
Haze crisis: Schools to shut when API hits 180
ScoopNewsENnear-duplicatearchive
Schools in Malaysia to close from tomorrow if haze index tops 180, Education Ministry says
Malay MailNewsmainstreamENarchive
Schools in Malaysia to close from tomorrow if haze index tops 180, Education Ministry says
malaymail.comNewsmainstreamENnear-duplicate
Schools in areas with API over 180 to close tomorrow
Free Malaysia Today (YouTube)YouTubemainstreamMixednear-duplicatearchive
Education Ministry Confirms Schools To Close If API Hits 180
The Rakyat PostNewsENarchive
Haze: Schools in five states, FT to close on Oct 9
thestar.com.myNewsmainstreamEN
Haze shuts schools in Selangor, Melaka, KL, Putrajaya
Free Malaysia TodayNewsmainstreamEN
MOE: Haze forces school closures in Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya
Sarawak TribuneNewsmainstreamEN
Haze crisis worsens as unhealthy API readings force sweeping school closures in Putrajaya, Selangor and Rompin
Malay MailNewsmainstreamMixed
Schools to close in few states, KL and Putrajaya over haze
thestar.com.myNewsmainstreamEN

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