Batu Pahat religious schools to close over haze
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BATU PAHAT: All religious schools and private Islamic education institutions under the Johor Islamic Religious Affairs Department (JAINJ) in Batu Pahat will be closed tomorrow following very unhealthy air quality.
From the original report
State Islamic Religious Affairs Committee chairman Mohd Fared Mohd Khalid said the closure involved 106 Sekolah Rendah Agama Bersepadu state religious schools and 53 private Islamic institutions.
He said the move followed a notification from the Batu Pahat district office that air quality in the district was at the very unhealthy level, with the Air Pollutant Index (API) exceeding 200.
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