Smog gets in their eyes

Sudden dismissal: Students leaving after classes for the afternoon session were called off at SMK Convent Green Lane in Penang on Wednesday.

THICK haze shrouded Penang Hill yesterday. The imposing peak had vanished from sight.

I could not see the iconic Kek Lok Si Temple and its towering Goddess of Mercy statue either, from the balcony of my condominium unit in Bandar Baru Air Itam.