Minister announces two-day shutdown due to haze danger


Life goes on: Three people fishing near the Klang Royal Town Mosque even with the haze in Klang. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

ALOR SETAR: Close to 7,000 schools with almost four million students will be closed today and tomorrow because of the worsening air quality over the peninsula.

Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said schools in Peninsular Malaysia, except those in Kelantan, would be closed.

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