Another 46 schools in Negri closed as haze worsens in Nilai


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 17 Sep 2019

SEREMBAN: Hours after the authorities here ordered 63 schools to be closed in Port Dickson due to the worsening haze, another 46 schools in Nilai have also been ordered close after the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading reached 203 at 9am.

Earlier, the state Education Department had directed schools in Port Dickson to be closed after the API reading breached the "very unhealthy" mark of 203.

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