Pasir Gudang toxic fumes: All schools in affected area ordered to close until Thursday (June 27)


A school student from Taman Mawar in Pasir Gudang, Johor, is brought to the hospital after suffering breathing difficulties. – Bernama

PASIR GUDANG: All kindergartens, schools and institutions of higher learning in Taman Mawar, Pasir Gudang have been ordered to close until Thursday (June 27).

The state technical and scientific committee, in a meeting on Sunday (June 23), decided that educational institutions located within the area should be closed.

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