Haze: Schools in three Perak districts ordered to close immediately
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IPOH: All Education Ministry schools and educational institutions in Kinta Utara, Kinta Selatan and Kuala Kangsar have been ordered to close immediately due to worsening haze.
From the original report
Perak Education Department director Zulkafli Mohamed Mokhtar said the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading at the Tasek monitoring station in Ipoh reached 180 at 11am today.
Home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) will be implemented during the closure, while teachers and members of the Implementing Group are required to work from home, subject to current directives and operational requirements.
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