Heatwave: Schools in Kedah, Perlis to close on Tuesday and Wednesday


PETALING JAYA: The Education Ministry has ordered all schools in Kedah and Perlis to close on Tuesday and Wednesday due to the heatwave.

"It will be decided on Wednesday if schools will remain closed due to the extremely hot weather," minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid (pic) told reporters after being given the honorary PhD in Education by Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences (CUCMS) here on Monday.

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