Haze: More than 300 Johor schools to close Sunday (Sept 15)


JOHOR BARU: The Johor Education Department has closed down all schools and kindergartens in Pontian, Muar and Tangkak on Sunday (Sept 15) due to the haze.

The decision was made after the latest Air Pollutant Index (API) reading by the Environment Department (DoE) showed that air quality in the three districts was at the very unhealthy level.

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